Henry V Vocabulary Quiz

What does “mirth” mean in the tavern scenes?

What is meant by “thou”?

What does “choler” mean when describing temperament?

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

What does “forsooth” mean?

What does “anon” mean in the dialogue?

What does “jest” mean when Pistol speaks?

What is meant by “impawn”?

What does “band of brothers” signify?

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

What is the meaning of “valor”?

What does “valiant” mean?

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

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

What is a “siege”?

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

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

What does “harbinger” mean?

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

What does “yield” mean in battle language?

What is “haste” as used in the play?

What does “unto the breach” imply?

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

What is a “herald”?

What is the meaning of “banish”?

What does “parley” mean?

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

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

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

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