Biblical Parallel: Henry and Jesus Praying
Watching the scene of Henry V praying before their battle against the French led me to have a flashback of a super important story in the Bible. Matthew 26: 36-50 tells the story of Jesus leaving his disciples to go pray on the mountain, returning three times to find them asleep after he asks them to stay awake and keep watch. Jesus knows that his time is coming, and that soon he is to be arrested and persecuted. While these events do not transpire as such in Henry V, the conversations with God are very similar.
Both men are asking for the events that are about to unfold to go as He wills. They know the pain and suffering is going to transpire, and neither of them want to experience it, but both know that God's will is purposeful.
Another correlation was both men separating themselves from their followers. Both men have influence and importance, and have groups of men with them. Isolating themselves to go talk to God, praying for his will to be done created the most obvious parallel. Henry is praying for his men to have courage (act 4 scene 1) and to provide safety for them as they go into battle. He addresses that he knows God will do what he has planned, but asks for that plan to protect them. Just as Jesus is interrupted by Judas, Henry is interrupted by Gloucester.
Both of these events end with the loss of a follower(s). Jesus is betrayed by one of his disciples who is the reason Jesus is to be hung on the cross, and Henry V loses some of his men in battle as they are killed. Though differing an many ways, the parallels still are prevalent in these scenes.
Jesus: catholic101.org
Henry: youtube.com
Both men are asking for the events that are about to unfold to go as He wills. They know the pain and suffering is going to transpire, and neither of them want to experience it, but both know that God's will is purposeful.
Another correlation was both men separating themselves from their followers. Both men have influence and importance, and have groups of men with them. Isolating themselves to go talk to God, praying for his will to be done created the most obvious parallel. Henry is praying for his men to have courage (act 4 scene 1) and to provide safety for them as they go into battle. He addresses that he knows God will do what he has planned, but asks for that plan to protect them. Just as Jesus is interrupted by Judas, Henry is interrupted by Gloucester.
Both of these events end with the loss of a follower(s). Jesus is betrayed by one of his disciples who is the reason Jesus is to be hung on the cross, and Henry V loses some of his men in battle as they are killed. Though differing an many ways, the parallels still are prevalent in these scenes.
Jesus: catholic101.org
Henry: youtube.com
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