Henry V - Hanging of Bardolph
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"Do not, when thou art king, hang a thief."
"No. Thou shalt."
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@mosihasteen I think you mean "lenity" not "levity." And, had the United States treated the Iraqis and the Afghans like friends, I should not care to be a friend of the US.
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@mosihasteen Oh to be sure, just like the Irish appreciated their English 'betters' taking such wonderful care of poor old Ireland. Yes, the vanquished will always be thankful to be told what to do and how to live. After all, who would want choose their own destiny when a powerful empire can choose one for you? Yeah boss, we sure do appreciate it, thank you boss . . .
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When levity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the winner is levity. Hence the nature of the US in Iraq, treating the citizens of that country as friends rather than conquered enemies. The detractors of that program should be rememinded of that line by Henry. Will it work? Time will tell.
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@BlackCountryPuddler They nick our country, England through William the Conqueror!
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Moral of the story ....Don't be naughty to the Froggies, as we nick their country.
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Gordon may be alive but Bardolph isn't.
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youre amazing i needed a quote from this to do some english course work !!!!! thankyou!
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@MassCityGent "Do not, when thou art kin, hang a thief..."
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@trixter1996 Hanging is one of the oldest forms of execution.
Wow! Thank you so much for uploading this! Isn't the acting in this scene amazing?!!
Whovian2711 3 years ago 5
This is genius, especially Branagh's use of the scene from Henry IV as a flashback (with Falstaff's original words given to Bardolph).
MassCityGent 3 years ago 3