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The Claim

In William Shakespeare's play "Henry V", the line "Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more." appears in the text.

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The Short Version

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.

Caveats

  • Some film or stage adaptations change the wording, such as using “into” instead of “unto,” but those are not the play’s standard text.
  • Early quartos of Shakespeare can contain textual irregularities, but modern scholarly editions consistently include this line.
  • Low-authority web summaries or media listings are unnecessary here because primary and scholarly editions already confirm the wording.

The Receipts

  1. Henry V | Folger Shakespeare Library

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  2. [PDF] Henry V

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  3. Henry V, Act III, Scene I [Once more unto the breach, dear friends]

    Academy of American Poets (poets.org)

  4. Henry V: Act 3, Scene 1

    MIT Shakespeare

  5. Act 3, scene 1 - Henry V

    Folger Shakespeare Library

  6. Henry V Act 3 Scene 1 | Shakespeare Learning Zone

    Royal Shakespeare Company

  7. Once More Unto The Breach (Henry V) - Poem Analysis

    Poem Analysis

  8. Key Scenes and Speeches from 'Henry V'

    University of Southern California Scalar

  9. Quarto of Henry V (1600)

    British Library

  10. Henry V (Oxford World's Classics)

    Oxford University Press

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