King Henry V's Speech During The Battle Of Crispian

English IV King Henry V During the Battle of Crispian, King Henry V gives a speech to his men to help calm them and ready them for war. Henry lead his French troops of around 10,000 men from all class against somewhere around 30,000 British. He says many great points and ideals in his speech such as,
¨ It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires”. This to me means that Henry does not care about things such as what class you come from or who you are, only that you will help him fight for what they both believe.

To further expand of the genius of his speech Henry also say ¨Let him depart; his passport shall be made¨. Henry knows that his men are scared and he outright tells them that he does not blame them if they want to run away, but he also knows that though they may want to, they also want to help him and be heros that they know they can be. It’s almost like a form of reverse psychology, except a more honest and appealing form. To his credit this does exactly what he hoped it would and provoked his men to be heros. Sadly it does not help them win.
He is there for his beliefs and his honor. Which means more to him than any amount of wealth. For he may not be able to share his personal wealth with every man, but he is able to share in the honor of winning a losing battle. That is what makes him finally know what it means to be a true