Henry and Exeter

SCENE VI. Another part of the field.

Alarums. Enter KING HENRY and forces, EXETER, and others

KING HENRY V

Well have we done, thrice valiant countrymen: motivation, complement emphasis on valiant 

But all's not done; yet keep the French the field. Iambic Pentameter, instruction follows emphasis on keep  

( Volume is loud as in battlefield and trying to reach his voice to all his men with motivation but also instruction) 

EXETER

The Duke of York commends him to your majesty.

KING HENRY V

Lives he, good uncle? thrice within this hour questions, eager, emphasis on thrice (thrice- three times) 

I saw him down; thrice up again and fighting; emphasis on thrice 

From helmet to the spur all blood he was. I, see the image, tempos is fast, volume is personal 

EXETER

In which array, brave soldier, doth he lie,            H is emotional throughout this monologue, one of my closest 

Larding the plain; and by his bloody side,           friends has been killed on the battle field and i can see 

Yoke-fellow to his honour-owing wounds,          the image Exeter is describing to me. The visual of 

The noble Earl of Suffolk also lies.                     Henry is more vulnerable, and saddened. The posture is

Suffolk first died: and York, all haggled over,     more relaxed and not as strong. 

Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteep'd,

And takes him by the beard; kisses the gashes

That bloodily did spawn upon his face;

And cries aloud 'Tarry, dear cousin Suffolk!

My soul shall thine keep company to heaven;

Tarry, sweet soul, for mine, then fly abreast,

As in this glorious and well-foughten field

We kept together in our chivalry!'

Upon these words I came and cheer'd him up:

He smiled me in the face, raught me his hand,

And, with a feeble gripe, says 'Dear my lord,

Commend my service to me sovereign.'

So did he turn and over Suffolk's neck

He threw his wounded arm and kiss'd his lips;

And so espoused to death, with blood he seal'd

A testament of noble-ending love.

The pretty and sweet manner of it forced

Those waters from me which I would have stopp'd;

But I had not so much of man in me,

And all my mother came into mine eyes

And gave me up to tears.

KING HENRY V

I blame you not; an emotional moment between Henry and Exeter, Henry reassures him, tender voice, voice is lower, emphasis on blame 

For, hearing this, I must perforce compound  I, emphasis on perforce (  perforce- necessary) 

With mistful eyes, or they will issue too. I, emphasis on mistful and issue, tempo is slower 

Alarum

But, hark! what new alarum is this same? I, tempo fastens, volume rises, emphasis on hark and alarum 

The French have reinforced their scatter'd men: I, emphasis on reinforced and French, haste in voice

Then every soldier kill his prisoners: I, anger, volume is loud this is directed to all his men 

Give the word through. strong, abrupt, direct 

Exeunt- with haste 

This is an emotional scene between Henry and Exeter, the two have lost a mutual close friend and the way in which Exeter describes the death is very emotional and hard to relive. We see a softer side to Henry, where the strong confident leader is saddened and slightly vulnerable, but this quickly changes to revenge and anger when the sound of the Alarum comes and he sees that the French are getting ready to fight harder. Volume and Tone are very important in this scene because if done right can make certain parts incredibly strong such as the transition from an emotional and lower voice and tempo when comforting Exeter to the rise of tempo and loud volume when he sees the reinforced French.