5 published verifications about William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ×
“In William Shakespeare's play "Henry V", the line "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more." appears in the text.”
The line is plainly present in Henry V. Multiple authoritative editions and educational text repositories reproduce “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more” in Act 3, Scene 1, and no credible textual evidence shows otherwise for the standard play text. Variants in adaptations or problematic early quartos do not negate its presence in the canonical text.
“William Shakespeare's play "Henry V" contains the line "I know thee not, old man."”
The line is Shakespeare's, but it is not in the play Henry V. Reliable editions place "I know thee not, old man" in Henry IV, Part 2, Act 5, Scene 5, spoken by the newly crowned King Henry V. The claim confuses the character's title with the title of a different play.
“In William Shakespeare's play "Henry V", the line "We are glad the Dauphin is so pleasant with us." appears in the text.”
The line appears in Act 1, Scene 2 of standard editions of Henry V. Authoritative texts from Folger and other reputable editions print it in essentially that form. Early modern versions may spell it differently, but the underlying line is the same.
“In William Shakespeare's play "Henry V", the line "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers." appears in the text.”
The evidence clearly shows that this line appears in Shakespeare’s Henry V. Multiple authoritative text sources place “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers” in the St. Crispin’s Day speech in Act 4, Scene 3. A stray scene-labeling error in one source does not affect the text itself.
“In William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Calpurnia appears in one major scene, Act 2, Scene 2.”
The claim captures Calpurnia’s role in broad terms. Act 2, Scene 2 is her only substantial scene in the play, but she also has a brief speaking moment in Act 1, Scene 2 and is staged in Act 3, Scene 2 in some editions. The statement is therefore accurate in essence, though not complete if read as excluding all other appearances.