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Later in Shakespeare’s history play, they win a war. They rise to this occasion, the play so clearly implies, because of King Henry V, or as he’s more commonly called, Harry, or Hal.

That accusation gets made by one side or another about most global conflicts and it’s one way of looking at “Henry V,” the history play by William Shakespeare that opened Friday on Navy Pier ...

“O for a Muse of Fire,” the play includes some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches and stirring poetry. Elijah Jones makes his Chicago Shakespeare debut as the young King Henry V.

Perhaps it’s little surprise then that HENRY V, arguably William Shakespeare’s most nationalistic play—or at least his play most concerned with nationalism—opens with an appeal to the ...

The take: Hall balances the play's jingoism with a focus on ... If you go: Tickets for "Henry V" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater cost $30-97. The show runs through Oct. 6. Get more local stories ...

Shakespeare's Henry V is a historical play that chronicles the reign of King Henry V of England and his campaign to assert his claim to the French throne. The play opens with Henry V, a young and ...