CHORUS

   KING HENRY THE FIFTH

    DUKE OF GLOUCESTER,
           brother to the King

    DUKE OF BEDFORD,
            brother to the King

    DUKE OF EXETER,
           Uncle to the King

    DUKE OF YORK,
           cousin to the King

   EARL OF SALISBURY

   EARL OF WESTMORELAND

   EARL OF WARWICK

   ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

   BISHOP OF ELY

    EARL OF CAMBRIDGE,
           conspirator against the King

    LORD SCROOP,
            conspirator against the King

    SIR THOMAS GREY,
            conspirator against the King

    SIR THOMAS ERPINGHAM,
           officer in the King's army

    GOWER,
            officer in the King's army

    FLUELLEN,
            officer in the King's army

    MACMORRIS,
            officer in the King's army

    JAMY,
            officer in the King's army

    BATES,
            soldier in the King's army

    COURT,
            soldier in the King's army

    WILLIAMS,
            soldier in the King's army

    NYM,
            soldier in the King's army

    BARDOLPH,
            soldier in the King's army

    PISTOL,
            soldier in the King's army

   BOY,

   A HERALD

    CHARLES THE SIXTH,
           King of France

    LEWIS,
           the Dauphin

   DUKE OF BURGUNDY

   DUKE OF ORLEANS

   DUKE OF BRITAINE

   DUKE OF BOURBON

   THE CONSTABLE OF FRANCE

    RAMBURES,
           French Lord

    GRANDPRE,
            French Lord

   GOVERNOR OF HARFLEUR

    MONTJOY,
           a French herald

    AMBASSADORS to
           the King of England

    ISABEL,
           Queen of France

    KATHERINE,
           daughter to Charles and Isabel

    ALICE,
           a lady attending her

    HOSTESS of the Boar's Head,
           Eastcheap;
        formerly Mrs. Quickly,
           now married to Pistol

    Lords,
           Ladies,
         Officers,
           Soldiers,
         Messengers,
           Attendants

   SCENE:

    England and France
 
  PROLOGUE.

    Enter CHORUS

    CHORUS.

    O for a
          Muse of fire,
           that would ascend
               The brightest heaven
             of invention,
         A kingdom for a stage,
           princes to act,
         And monarchs
              to behold the swelling scene!

    Then should the warlike Harry,
           like himself,
         Assume the port of Mars;
        and at his heels,
           Leash'd in like hounds,
         should famine,
           sword,
         and fire,
           Crouch for employment.

    But pardon,
           gentles all,
         The flat unraised spirits
             that hath dar'd
                   On this unworthy scaffold
                  to bring
                       forth So great an object.

    Can this cockpit
       hold The vasty fields
                of France?

    Or may
         we cram
               Within this wooden O
                   the very casques
         That did affright
               the air at Agincourt?

    O,
           pardon!

    since a crooked figure
        may Attest
               in little place a million;
        And let us,
           ciphers to this great accompt,
         On your imaginary forces work.

    Suppose within the girdle
           of these walls
        Are now confin'd
               two mighty monarchies,