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      • King Richard II Mowbray, impartial are our eyes and ears: Were he my brother, nay, my kingdom's heir, As he is but my father's brother's son, Now, by my sceptre's awe, I make a vow, Such neighbour nearness to our sacred blood Should nothing privilege him, nor partialize The unstooping firmness of my upright soul: He is our subject, Mowbray; so art thou: Free speech and fearless I to thee allow.
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  2. May 5, 2023 · Shakespeare is not asking us to think about only one historical monarch. How we understand power and the “divine right of kings” in Richard II relates to his society, and to our own.

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  3. Actually understand Richard II Act 4, Scene 1. Read every line of Shakespeares original text alongside a modern English translation.

  4. The Life and Death of King Richard the Second, often shortened to Richard II, is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1595. Based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377–1399), it chronicles his downfall and the machinations of his nobles.

  5. Sep 19, 2024 · William Shakespeare’s Richard II is a historic play that tells the tragic story of King Richard IIs downfall, providing an insightful portrayal of leadership, the fragility of strength, and personal identity.

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    • The play was first performed in 1595.
  6. Richard II, chronicle play in five acts by William Shakespeare, written in 1595–96 and published in a quarto edition in 1597 and in the First Folio. The play is the first in a sequence of four history plays known collectively as the ‘second tetralogy.’

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  7. The play begins with King Richard II being challenged by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke over a dispute regarding the latter's inheritance. Bolingbroke accuses Richard of misusing the crown's finances and failing to protect the interests of the English people.

  8. King Richard II Right, you say true: as Hereford's love, so his; As theirs, so mine; and all be as it is.

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