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This 10 page paper considers the role of the leader from a political perspective and relates it to the approach to leadership outlined by Shakespeare in King Henry V. This paper makes a definitive comparison between King Henry V and the notions of leadership outlined by authors like Machiavelli, in his political discourse, The Prince.
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the reign of significant queens, including Mary and her sister, Elizabeth I. Henry V was written during the latter part of the reign of Elizabeth I, when many in
British society raised concern for the need for an heir to the throne, and challenged the progression of Elizabeths monarchy based on the application of Salic law (Eggert 523).
The differences in the perception of the role of leaders, the role of king and the manifestations presented in Henry V, then, are reflective of the society as a whole
and generalized perspectives on leadership. Understanding the views presented in Henry V require an view of the approach to leadership embraced within the play and the role that
patriarchal leadership in general plays in the society of Elizabethan England. Comparisons between the leadership style of King Henry and the political and structural views of a leader presented
by Machiavelli promote an interesting assessment of the progression of leadership roles in the play. The Good Leader In order to understand the process of leadership presented in Shakespeares
Henry V, it is necessary to understand some of the standard perceptions regarding the nature of leadership and the conflicts that Shakespeare presents over the reestablishment of patriarchy.
In his political discourse, The Prince, Nicolo Machiavelli believed that political prowess that leads inherently to victory is inextricably connected to his notion of virtue. In The Prince, Machiavelli
considered the nature of the princes actions and the necessity for the study of war, rules of discipline, and the focus on force as major components of princely learning (Machiavelli
41). The notion of virtue and of ethics, then, stem not from a generalized view of morality, but from a civic directive. "It remains now to see what ought
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