Henry V Vocabulary Quiz

What is a “herald”?

What does “valiant” mean?

What does “traitor” mean in the context of the Southampton plot?

What is the meaning of “banish”?

What is the meaning of “valor”?

What does “yield” mean in battle language?

What does “band of brothers” signify?

What does “disdain” mean in the Dauphin’s tone?

What does “lewd” mean in Shakespeare’s context?

What does “breach” mean in Henry’s battle speech?

What is meant by “thou”?

What does “unto the breach” imply?

What does “parley” mean?

What does “peril” mean in Henry’s speech?

What does “vouchsafe” mean when Henry addresses his troops?

What does “harbinger” mean?

What is “haste” as used in the play?

What does “churlish” mean as used for Pistol’s behavior?

What does “leek” symbolize in Fluellen’s dialogue?

What does “rapt” mean in the Chorus’s descriptions?

What does “forsooth” mean?

What does “discourse” refer to in Shakespeare’s vocabulary?

What does “muse” mean in the Chorus’s opening line?

What is meant by “impawn”?

What does “choler” mean when describing temperament?

What does “jest” mean when Pistol speaks?

What does “mirth” mean in the tavern scenes?

What is a “siege”?

What does “anon” mean in the dialogue?

What does “temper’d” mean in reference to steel or spirit?