Editing Henry V (play) (section)

===Subplots===
[[File:1587 printing of Holinshed's Chronicles.jpg|thumb|left|The 1587 edition of [[Holinshed]]'s ''Chronicles'']]
As in many of Shakespeare's history and tragedy plays, a number of minor comic characters appear, contrasting with and sometimes commenting on the main plot. In this case, they are mostly common soldiers in Henry's army, and they include Pistol, Nym, and Bardolph from the ''Henry IV'' plays. In a grim note, Bardolph is executed for looting.  The army also includes a Scot, an Irishman, and an Englishman, and [[Fluellen]], a comically stereotyped [[Wales|Welsh]] soldier. In one scene of extended French dialogue, Princess Katharine tries to learn some basic English words for body parts from her maid. The play also deals briefly with the death of [[Falstaff|Sir John Falstaff]], Henry's estranged friend from the ''Henry IV'' plays, whom Henry had rejected at the end of ''Henry IV, Part 2''.