Download or read book Tragedy of King Richard II written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Richard II written by William Shakespeare and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard II by William Shakespeare . Richard II is one of Shakespeare's finest works: lucid, eloquent, and boldly structured. It can be seen as a tragedy, or a historical play, or a political drama, or as one part of a vast dramatic cycle which helped to generate England's national identity. Today, to some of us, Richard II may appear conservative; but, in Shakespeare's day, it could appear subversive: 'I am Richard II', declared an indignant Queen Elizabeth. Numerous recent revivals in the theatre and on screen have demonstrated the enduring power and poignancy of this drama of the downfall of an egoistic but pitiable monarch.
Download or read book King Richard II written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Tragedy of King Richard the Second written by William Shakespeare and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377–1399) and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V. It may not have been written as a stand-alone work.Although the First Folio (1623) edition of Shakespeare's works lists the play as a history play, the earlier Quarto edition of 1597 calls it The tragedie of King Richard the second.Henry Bolingbroke, Richard's cousin, is having a dispute with Thomas Mowbray, and they both want the king to act as judge. The subject of the quarrel is Bolingbroke's accusation that Mowbray had squandered monies given to him by Richard for the King's soldiers. Bolingbroke also accuses Mowbray of the recent murder of the Duke of Gloucester, although John of Gaunt—Gloucester's brother and Bolingbroke's father—believes that Richard himself was responsible for the murder. After several attempts to calm both men, Richard acquiesces and Bolingbroke and Mowbray challenge each other to a duel, over the objections of both Richard and Gaunt.The tournament scene is very formal with a long, ceremonial introduction. But Richard interrupts the duel at the very beginning and sentences both men to banishment from England. Bolingbroke is originally sentenced to leave for ten years, but Richard changes this to six years, whereas Mowbray is banished forever. The king's decision can be seen as the first mistake in a series that will lead eventually to his overthrow and death. Indeed, Mowbray predicts that the king will fall sooner or later at the hands of Bolingbroke.John of Gaunt dies and Richard II seizes all of his land and money. This angers the nobility, who accuse Richard of wasting England's money, of taking Gaunt's money (which rightfully belongs to Bolingbroke) to fund a war in Ireland, of taxing the commoners, and of fining the nobles for crimes their ancestors committed. Next, they help Bolingbroke secretly return to England and plan to overthrow Richard II. However, there remain some subjects faithful to Richard, among them Bushy, Bagot, Green and the Duke of Aumerle (son of the Duke of York), cousin of both Richard and Bolingbroke. King Richard leaves England to administer the war in Ireland, and Bolingbroke takes the opportunity to assemble an army and invade the north coast of England. He executes Bushy and Green, and wins over the Duke of York, whom Richard has left in charge of his government during his absence.When Richard returns, Bolingbroke first claims his land back but then additionally claims the throne. He crowns himself King Henry IV and Richard is taken into prison to the castle of Pomfret. Aumerle and others plan a rebellion against the new king, but York discovers his son's treachery and reveals it to Henry, who spares Aumerle as a result of the intercession of the Duchess of York but executes the other conspirators. After interpreting King Henry's "living fear" as a reference to the still-living Richard, an ambitious nobleman (Exton) goes to the prison and murders the former king. King Henry repudiates the murderer and vows to journey to Jerusalem to cleanse himself of his part in Richard's death.
Download or read book Richard III written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Shakespeare s Tragedy of King Richard the Second written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tragedy of King Richard II written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book King Richard II The tragedy of King Richard III written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tragedy of King Richard II Annotated written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Death of King Richard the Second, commonly called Richard II, is a history play by William Shakespeare. King Richard II banishes Henry Bolingbroke, seizes noble land, and uses the money to fund wars.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Tragedy of King Richard the Second written by William James Rolfe and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Download or read book Tragedy of King Richard II written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Tragedy of King Richard II Part One written by Michael Egan and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also known as Thomas of Woodstock, this unique edition is the only one based on a computerized analysis of the anonymous, hand-written MS in the British Library. Designed for actors and directors, but including scholarly notes and a comparative review of the MS's 13 earlier editions, the meticulously edited text concludes with a 'conjectural emendation' in the Elizabethan manner winding up the story. Is it by Shakespeare? This long-forgotten masterpiece completes the 'Hollow Crown' cycle filling in the narrative between Edward III and Shakespeare's Richard II, which begins immediately after its dramatic depiction of King Richard's first deposition and restoration in December, 1387.
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