Act 3, scene 7 On the eve of battle, the French nobles, confident of their army’s superiority, engage in verbal competition. Montjoy enters to urge that Henry propose a ransom. Henry enters and learns about Bardolph’s sentence of death, which he upholds. Fluellen refuses to intervene and Pistol insults him and leaves. Act 3, scene 6 Captains Fluellen and Gower meet Pistol, who pleads for Bardolph, sentenced to die for robbery. The French King plans to block Henry’s march to Calais and orders the royal herald Montjoy sent to Henry to learn how much ransom Henry will pay for his release from certain capture by the French. Act 3, scene 5 The French nobles speak of their shame at the success of Henry’s invasion. Act 3, scene 4 An old gentlewoman, Alice, begins to teach English to Katherine, Princess of France. The Governor then surrenders the town to Henry, who spares its people. Act 3, scene 3 Henry threatens the men of Harfleur with the destruction of the town and its population if they do not yield to him. Fluellen then discusses military tactics with Captain Gower, Captain Jamy, and Captain Macmorris. The Boy tells us of his masters’ cowardice. They are driven back to it by Captain Fluellen. Act 3, scene 2 Bardolph, Pistol, Nym, and the Boy withdraw from the assault on Harfleur. Act 3, scene 1 Henry delivers an oration to inspire his troops to take Harfleur. Act 3, Chorus The Chorus describes the embarkation of Henry’s fleet for France, Henry’s preparations to besiege the town of Harfleur, and the breakdown of talks between the French (who have offered Henry some land, and their princess in marriage) and the English, who now begin the siege. Exeter arrives to present the King with Henry’s claim to the French throne, to threaten the French, and to return to the Dauphin the insulting defiance he sent to Henry. Act 2, scene 4 The King of France and his court plan their defense against Henry’s invasion. Act 2, scene 3 The tavern crew-Bardolph, Pistol, Nym, and the Boy-join the Hostess in mourning the dead Falstaff and, saying good-bye to the Hostess, leave for France. As they leave, now welcoming their execution as deserved, Henry looks toward his French war. They throw themselves on his mercy, but, having just denied mercy to another, they are themselves denied. Act 2, scene 2 Henry, informed of the treachery of three of his friends, confronts them with their crimes. They are interrupted by the news that Sir John Falstaff, once Henry’s intimate friend, is gravely ill. Act 2, scene 1 King Henry’s former tavern companion Bardolph prevents Pistol and Nym from fighting over Hostess Quickly, Pistol’s wife. Act 2, Chorus The Chorus announces the enthusiastic support of English youth for Henry’s French campaign, but also advises that the French have bribed three noblemen to attempt Henry’s assassination. The French ambassadors present Henry with a token of the Dauphin’s insulting refusal to take seriously Henry’s claims in France. After the court discusses ways of preventing a Scottish invasion of England while Henry is in France, Henry decides to go to war against France. Act 1, scene 2 At the King’s request, Canterbury provides an extensive interpretation of French law to support Henry’s claim to the French throne. Canterbury also reports his offer of a most generous contribution to the King to help finance the war. Act 1, scene 1 The Bishop of Canterbury informs the Bishop of Ely of a bill threatening Church revenues and of a plan to postpone it by justifying King Henry’s invasion of France to claim the French throne. 
He apologizes for the scanty resources that are available and urges the audience to use its imagination to make up for them. Prologue The Chorus wishes for a far greater stage, actors, and audience.
The play’s epilogue points out that Henry will die young and that England will as a result lose most of his French territories.
Instead, Henry’s forces win a great victory at Agincourt.After a brief return to England, Henry comes back to France to claim his rights and to set up his marriage to Princess Katherine. The Princess of France, Katherine, starts to learn English, but the French nobles are sure of success against Henry. Meanwhile, his old tavern companions grieve over Sir John Falstaff’s death, and then leave for France.Henry and his army lay siege to the French town of Harfleur, which surrenders. When the French dauphin, or heir apparent, insults him by sending him tennis balls, Henry launches his military expedition to France.Before departing, Henry learns that three of his nobles have betrayed him, and he orders their execution. Entire Play Henry V begins at the English court, where the young king is persuaded that he has a claim to the throne of France.
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