According to Burgundian sources, he concluded the speech by telling the English longbowmen that the French had boasted that they would cut off two fingers from the right hand of every archer, so they could never draw a string again. In Shakespeare's account, King Henry begins his speech in response to Westmorland's expressions of dismay at the English army's lack of troop strength.
According to Burgundian sources, he concluded the speech by telling the English longbowmen that the French had boasted that they would cut off two fingers from the right hand of every archer, so they could never draw a string again.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Burgundian
Burgundian
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
source
sources
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
conclude
concluded
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
speech
speech
NOUN
NN
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
tell
telling
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
English
English
ADJ
JJ
iobj
Number=Sing
longbowmen
longbowmen
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
French
French
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
boast
boasted
VERB
VBN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
cut
cut
VERB
VB
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
finger
fingers
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
right
right
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
hand
hand
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
every
every
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
archer
archer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
so
so
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
draw
draw
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
string
string
NOUN
NN
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In Shakespeare's account, King Henry begins his speech in response to Westmorland's expressions of dismay at the English army's lack of troop strength.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Shakespeare
Shakespeare
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
account
account
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
begin
begins
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
speech
speech
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
response
response
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Westmorland
Westmorland
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Plur
expression
expressions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
dismay
dismay
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
English
English
ADJ
JJ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
army
army
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
lack
lack
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
troop
troop
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
strength
strength
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.