I was watching Kenneth Branagh's Henry V tonight when my dad got home. He sat down to watch it with me which surprised me because he has a really hard time following movies for some reason. We often have to stop a show--doesn't matter what genre-- a few times and quickly explain the plot even though he's been there the whole time so I figured Shakespeare would cause some problems.
So we're watching it and he seems to be following it fairly well and I'm thinking "cool, my dad's watching Shakespear with me.
" I'm expecting some questions about what's being said but his questions veered off into territory that I've never considered:
What was the battlefield layout of Agincourt?
Why did the English win?
Why did the French lose?
What advantages/disadvantages did each side have?
Who had superior weapons?
I'm just going, "uhh, uhh..... Wikipedia?"
So, perfectly reasonable and logical questions, I've just never looked at Henry V that way before.
So we're watching it and he seems to be following it fairly well and I'm thinking "cool, my dad's watching Shakespear with me.

What was the battlefield layout of Agincourt?
Why did the English win?
Why did the French lose?
What advantages/disadvantages did each side have?
Who had superior weapons?
I'm just going, "uhh, uhh..... Wikipedia?"

So, perfectly reasonable and logical questions, I've just never looked at Henry V that way before.
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