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Quotation from Henry V by William Shakespeare

“Can this cockpit hold The vasty fields of France”

William Shakespeare (spoken by Chorus)

Henry V, Prologue (Project Gutenberg #1521, modern spelling)

Portrait of William Shakespeare

The Chorus acknowledges the theatre's smallness, making the play's theme of imagination explicit.

Citation: "Can this cockpit hold The vasty fields of France" — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Prologue (Project Gutenberg #1521, modern spelling). (id henry-v-q2)

Portrait: Henry V 1600 Q titlepage, William Shakespeare, Public domain.

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