English 339—Some possible topics for essay #1

1. lenity vs. cruelty or mercy vs. justice—see 2.2 and 3.6
2. Henry and Katharine: romance or rape?
3. Fluellen vs. Pistol—two comic soldiers
4. Cutting throats: From Nym and Pistol to Henry
5. The love of war vs. the love of peace
6. The trick on Williams—why is it here?
7. The character of the boy
8. The tracking shot of the Te Deum in Branagh’s film
9. The king’s use of dissimulation and lying
10. “O Kate, nice customs curtsy to great kings.” King Henry 5.3