The language of the court of the 15th century is a rich tapestry of archaic legalisms and colourful military jargon. The Henry V Vocabulary Quiz takes a look at some of the specific words, such as lazars, puissance and scion, that give the play its true period flavour. Check if your lexicon can handle the campaign.
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Henry V Vocabulary Quiz Questions
- What does “breach” mean in Henry’s battle speech?
- What does “band of brothers” signify?
- What is meant by “impawn”?
- What does “vouchsafe” mean when Henry addresses his troops?
- What does “muse” mean in the Chorus’s opening line?
- What does “leek” symbolize in Fluellen’s dialogue?
- What is a “herald”?
- What does “traitor” mean in the context of the Southampton plot?
- What is the meaning of “valor”?
- What does “parley” mean?
- What is a “siege”?
- What does “unto the breach” imply?
- What is meant by “thou”?
- What does “anon” mean in the dialogue?
- What does “forsooth” mean?
- What does “choler” mean when describing temperament?
- What does “peril” mean in Henry’s speech?
- What does “discourse” refer to in Shakespeare’s vocabulary?
- What is “haste” as used in the play?
- What does “jest” mean when Pistol speaks?
- What does “temper’d” mean in reference to steel or spirit?
- What does “harbinger” mean?
- What does “disdain” mean in the Dauphin’s tone?
- What does “valiant” mean?
- What is the meaning of “banish”?
- What does “lewd” mean in Shakespeare’s context?
- What does “rapt” mean in the Chorus’s descriptions?
- What does “churlish” mean as used for Pistol’s behavior?
- What does “mirth” mean in the tavern scenes?
- What does “yield” mean in battle language?