# Harry — Disenchantment character guide

> Harry in Disenchantment by C. E. Montague.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Henry V, V Nobody, V

**First appearance:** 0027-v

## Who they are

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

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Harry is a close companion to the narrator, sharing frequent interactions and mutual trust.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Harry is a close companion to the narrator, sharing frequent interactions and mutual trust.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/ii)

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

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as part of the list of Henries, Fluellens, and Erpinghams.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/i)

Implied as the King in Henry V, whose outward courage is questioned by Bates.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/ii)

Referenced as Henry V at Agincourt, whose 'band of brothers' speech would have been genuine in that small army.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/i)

Referenced in the context of Agincourt, as a historical parallel to the night before battle.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/i)

Referenced through the Shakespearean quote about marching through the country with restraint.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/disenchantment_se/chapters/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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