What does the fact that Henry imagines battles as involving “heavy crowns and high castles” reveal?


Henry’s idea of warfare has been heavily influenced not by experience or reality but by the heroic tales he has grown up with.

Henry cares more about the spoils of war—the wealth and property he might accumulate—than about its dangers.

Henry wants to live the life of a simple farmer, but feels as though his country needs him to be a heroic warrior.

Henry believes that war will not be a serious life event but rather a dreamlike state of being.