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| Title | : | Richard II (Wars of the Roses #1) |
| Author | : | William Shakespeare |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 168 pages |
| Published | : | December 18th 2003 by Oxford University Press, USA (first published 1595) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Classics. Drama. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Written in 1595, Richard II occupies a significant place in the Shakespeare canon, marking the transition from the earlier history plays dominated by civil war and stark power to a more nuanced representation of the political conflicts of England's past where character and politics are inextricably intertwined. It is the first of four connected plays--including 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, and Henry V--generally considered Shakespeare's finest history plays.The drama of Richard II centers on the power struggle between the grandiloquent King Richard and the plain-spoken, blunt Henry Bolingbroke, who is banished from Britain at the beginning of the play. But when Henry's father John of Gaunt dies, Richard confiscates his property with no regard to his son's rights, and Bolingbroke returns to confront the king, who surrenders his crown and is imprisoned in Pomfret Castle, where he is soon murdered. This new edition in the acclaimed Oxford Shakespeare series features a freshly edited version of the text. The wide-ranging introduction describes the play's historical circumstances, both the period that it dramatizes (the start of the "wars of the roses") and the period in which it was written (late Elizabethan England), and the play's political significance in its own time and our own. It also focuses on the play's richly poetic language and its success over the centuries as a play for the stage. Extensive explanatory notes help readers at all levels understand and appreciate the language, characters, and dramatic action and the book's lively illustrations provide a sense of the historical background and performance of the play.
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| Original Title: | The tragedie of King Richard the second |
| ISBN: | 0198320043 (ISBN13: 9780198320043) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Wars of the Roses #1, Shakespeare's Major Tetralogy #1 |
| Characters: | Henry Percy "Hotspur", Henry V of England, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Richard II of England, Henry IV of England, Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York, Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, Sir Henry Greene, Sir Edward Bagot, Sir William Bushy, William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann, Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Edward, 2nd Duke of York, Duke of Aumerle, Isabella of Valois, Joan Holland, John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, Sir Stephen Scroop, Thomas Merke, Bishop of Carlisle, William de Colchester, Abbott of Westminster, William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros, William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Walter FitzWalter, 4th (or 5th) Baron FitzWalter, Sir Piers Exton, Lord Marshal, Welsh Captain, 1st Herald, 2nd Herald, Gardener, 1st Gardener's Man, 2nd Gardener's Man, 1st Lady, 2nd Lady, Keeper of Pomfret Prison, Groom |
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Thus play I in one person many people,And none contented. Sometimes am I king.Then treasons make me wish myself a beggar,And so I am; then crushing penuryPersuades me I was better when a king.Then am I kinged again, and by and byThink that I am unkinged by Bolingbroke,And straight am nothing. But whateer I be,Nor I nor any man that but man isWith nothing shall be pleased till he be easedWith being nothing.-Richard, act 5, scene 5This play, one of Shakespeare's early and (today, at least)Richard's death at the end of act V is nothing short of dragoleon (for an explanation of that term see here:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...) Three badasses show up in Richard's cell to try and kill him but he's having none of it. He says: "Villain, thy own hand yields thy death's instrument,"["Yippy-ki-ay, motherfucker"--my paraphrase] Richard then snatches an axe from one of the mofos' hand and kills him. "Go thou and fill another room in hell."["I'm Richard mothereffing Two. King Kong
Woo hoo! It's been a while since I read Shakespeare and it truly feels sooo good to be back! I've read the Bard's Wars of the Roses, with the exception of Henry VI, Part 2, and I am happy to report that Richard II is one of the more engaging history plays; first and foremost, because Richard is such a little shithead. This guy is absolutely ridiculous. The play opens in King Richard's court, as Henry Bolingbroke, son of Gaunt (the Duke of Lancaster), challenges Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk.
Book Review 4 out of 5 stars to Richard II, a tragedy or historical account written in 1595 by William Shakespeare. Richard II is the first of a series written about the War of the Roses, a famous tug-of-war over England's throne just prior to Shakespeare's time. This is the most fascinating period of English history for me and I loved reading this play. Though Richard III is my favorite of all the kinds during this era, the circumstance surrounding Richard II's kingdom and power are quite
Thus play I in one person many people,And none contented. Sometimes am I King,Then treasons make me wish myself a beggar,And so I am. Then crushing penuryPersuades me I was better when a king.Then am I kinged again. Heres a brief chronology of the Kings of England that Shakespeare wrote about, and a few events that occurred in England during these times. Names of monarchs in bold denote Shakespeares plays, and the years covered (maybe) in the play. King John (1199-1216) 1215 Magna Carta1216
Reading William Shakespeare makes me feel good about what can be accomplished in language! Richard II is fantastic! Id read Henry IV (both parts) multiple times without realizing that Richard II is considered the first play in the War of the Roses series. Not only does Richard II provide a seamless transition to Henry IV, it also gives some introduction to the ways in which the monarchy was viewed. As such, it serves as a great transition to Shakespeares other history plays. In the play, Richard
For within the hollow crownThat rounds the mortal temples of a kingKeeps Death his courtI never thought I would find a Shakespeare play this fascinating. To be honest, I never thought I would read a Shakespeare play in the first place because I thought he was rather overhyped and why are people so obsessed with him anyway? Why is he such a big deal? I think the answer is that there are thousands of questions about him and his works, and all we know is that we will most likely never know their
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