Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Today’s Totally Random Line

 

If ever I live to see it, I will challenge it.

 

King Henry

King Henry the Fifth                     Act IV, Scene i, Line 220

 

This is the scene that takes place the night before the Battle of Agincourt. King Henry is wandering about the camp disguised as a common soldier talking with the troops.

Todays’ Line is spoken to a soldier named Michael Williams. The King and Michael have gotten into an argument because the latter is disputing that the King would be willing to die with them in battle. Michael has said that the King has only said he would to make us fight cheerfully: but when our throats are cut, he may be ransom’d, and we ne’er the wiser.

By ransom’d he means that the French will take Henry captive and sell him back to British. It's what them did back then with all the high ranking soldiers. The commoners got killed in battle, whilst the officers got taken captive to be ransom’d.

That’s right, the one percenters lived and the ninety-nine percenters died. Sound familiar?

I'm not sure I like where this is going. It might be time to PULL UP!