Once more unto the breach
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"Once more unto the breach" is the rousing battle speech delivered by King Henry to inspire his troops during the siege of Harfleur in Shakespeare’s history play Henry V.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic monologue
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fictional speech ⓘ literary work excerpt ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| addressedTo | English soldiers ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act 3 ⓘ |
| appearsInPlay | Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deliveredDuring | siege of Harfleur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Shakespearean history plays ⓘ |
| firstLine | Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ⓘ |
| genre | history play speech ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations of Henry V
ⓘ
numerous stage productions of Henry V ⓘ |
| hasFamousQuotation |
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more
ⓘ
The game's afoot ⓘ |
| hasForm | blank verse ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
alliteration
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imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage in battle
ⓘ
honor ⓘ leadership ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| influenced | later war speeches in literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | turning point in siege of Harfleur ⓘ |
| originalWorkPremiereCentury | 16th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage an assault on Harfleur
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to inspire troops ⓘ |
| setInCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1415 ⓘ |
| spokenBy | King Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacter | King Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
martial
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rousing ⓘ |
| usedAs | cultural reference for renewed effort ⓘ |
| workLocation | Harfleur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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