Disenchantment · Character

Harry

Shakespeare's King Henry V, used as a symbol of heroic leadership.

minor

Also known as Henry V, V Nobody, V

First appearance: V

Harry's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Disenchantment—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned as 'indispensable Harry' who later forced conscripts to join the war.

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Character Web

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Friendship
Other

Character groups

Artistic and military contrasts
Protagonist
Expansive symbolic and historical allusions
Literary and historical touchstones

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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friendship · positive
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In the story

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Mentioned as 'indispensable Harry' who later forced conscripts to join the war.
VI
Mentioned as part of the list of Henries, Fluellens, and Erpinghams.
I
Implied as the King in Henry V, whose outward courage is questioned by Bates.
II
Referenced as Henry V at Agincourt, whose 'band of brothers' speech would have been genuine in that small army.
V
Referenced in an anecdote about a soldier called 'Arry who is said to have not yet killed a German prisoner, illustrating the glorification of killing.
I
Referenced in the context of Agincourt, as a historical parallel to the night before battle.
I
Referenced through the Shakespearean quote about marching through the country with restraint.
II
Referenced indirectly through the 'younger general who had begun the war as a full lieutenant and fought hard all the way up,' embodying the soldier's perspective.

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