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Discuss the roles of the chorus in Acts 3-5 in Henry V. In Henry V, the chorus plays a prominent role in guiding the audience and narrating parts that wouldn't fit into the action of the play. He uses compelling language to fire the audience's imagination, while simultaneously apologizing for the visual limitations of the stage. Shakespeare also uses powerful language in the chorus' to create a sense of power and force to describe the English army, depicting them as an unstoppable force of human nature that seems to be omnipotent, while at the same time subverting from the dominant ideology, undermining the English. The chorus in Act 3 describes the English army's embarkation and channel crossing, and the siege of Harfleur. Shakespeare uses strong descriptive language to describe the English ship on their way to the battle. He describes the English as a 'brave fleet' which doesn't seem to be scared...

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