When William Shakespeare was writing The Life of King Henry the Fifth, an extraordinarily famous and polarizing nobleman was on his way to Ireland to put down a very bloody and persistent rebellion. In the play, Shakespeare refers almost explicitly to Robert Devereaux, the Earl of Essex, who was leading 16,000 English troops against the […] The post Henry the Hero-Monster, a Fringe Peek at H5x7 appeared first o…
SOURCE: DC Theatre Scene at 09:29AM on July 7, 2016