Henry V: Act 1 Prologue Analysis Many of Shakespeare's plays have unique scenes such as traveling to a different city or sailing across vast oceans which are difficult to present in a 'play. But imagine a battle of thousands of men that must be exhibited on a stage 50 meters in radius, an impossible task. Some of Shakespeare's plays have a unique character called the Chorus which is often found at the beginning of all acts. The role of the chorus, like a narrator, is to provide a brief overview of the next scene and to keep the audience engaged. Shakespeare's Henry V was one of those plays where the chorus has a different purpose in each act. Often the chorus apologizes as a means of encouraging the audience to express their approval, this was a common technique in drama of Shakespeare's time. However, its overall role is to ignite the audience's imagination with strong descriptive language that helps overcome the visual limitations of the stage. Although the choir performs several functions as narrators, apologizing for the limitations of the theater, explaining time intervals and...