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There are many well-known quotes in Richard II – here we've listed a few of them, in order of appearance in the play. Jeremy Irons at Richard II at the Barbican Theatre, 1987, directed by Barry Kyle
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Explanation of the famous quotes in Richard II, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
One of Shakespeare’s history plays, Richard II is a cultured and charming man, but a failure as King. This presents some memorable dialogue and wonderful quotes as the play progresses – from both the King, and his subjects. Read on below for the most well known and significant Richard II quotes:
- “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me; For now hath time made me his numbering clock: My thoughts are minutes; and with sighs they jar. Their watches on unto mine eyes, the outward watch,
- “This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself.
- “For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground. And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed;
- “You may my glories and my state depose, But not my griefs; still am I king of those.” ― William Shakespeare, Richard II.
King Richard II. His plate, his goods, his money, and his lands. King Richard speaks these lines to the Duke of York immediately following the death of John of Gaunt. With these words, Richard announces his decision to seize Gaunt’s estate to help pay for his self-indulgent war in Ireland.
Shakespeare's Richard II contains many famous lines. Here are the most memorable of them all. 1. This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself. Against infection and the hand of war,
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