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Richard II is a classic history play by William Shakespeare based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy including: Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.
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Fast Facts
- Writer: William Shakespeare
- Setting: Various parts of England
- Written: 1595
- Primary source: Chronicles by Raphael Holinshed
- Registered: August 29, 1597
- Written entirely in verse
- First performance: December 9, 1595 at Sir Edward Hoby's house, Canon Row
- Broadway Run: 133 performances in 1937
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Synopsis
The play begins with Henry Bolingbroke accusing Thomas Mowbray of assassinating Richard II's uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. Richard is unwilling to pass judgement on the matter and Bolingbroke challenges Mowbray to a duel. At the duel Richard intervenes and banishes Bolingbroe and Mowbray from England. This sets off a series of events that eventually leads to the usurpation of his power by Bolingbroke, crowned King Henry IV, imprisonment and subsequent murder. -
Main Characters
- Richard II: King of England
- Henry Bolingbroke: Duke of Hereford, afterwards King Henry IV
- Thomas Mowbray: 1st Duke of Norfolk
- John of Gaunt: Duke of Lancaster, uncle to the king
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Tue 17 Nov 2009 York Shakespeare Project - Richard II The Studio 41 Monkgate, York 19:30 to 22:00
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Becket. 1964 bio w/Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud. King Henry II argues church & state with former drinking buddy Thomas Becket
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eu sempre imaginei Madonna namorando um cara que se chamasse William III ou Richard Moore II...no entanto eis que surge jesus PINTO da luz
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The ripest fruit falls first. -- William Shakespeare, "Richard II"
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Great movie!! :-) RT @TCManiacs TCM DVR Pick | 12:30 AM Becket: Thomas a Becket argues with Henry II. Peter O'Toole vs. Richard Burton!
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King Richard II (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series) - $17.00
This richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence. Forker places the play in its political context, discussing it...
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In the year of Superman Returns, Superman II starring Christopher Reeve also returns - with a totally different beginning and resolution. With Jor-El (Marlon Brando in recently discovered footage) in key scenes that amplify Superman lore an...
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This is the latest edition in this successful series. It is fully annotated, with the notes facing the text. There are helpful sections at the front, and at the back there is a very wide range of questions for students, as well as the backg...
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In the year of Superman Returns, Superman II starring Christopher Reeve also returns - with a totally different beginning and resolution. With Jor-El (Marlon Brando in recently discovered footage) in key scenes that amplify Superman lore an...
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Richard II (Folger Shakespeare Library) - $4.99
Each edition includes:• Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play<P>• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play<P>• Scene-by-scene plot summaries<...
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View All Richard II Questions (216) | Ask a QuestionDoes anyone have the Natasha Richard family statement? (3 Answers)http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20090318/293.richardson.natasha2.031909.jpg From http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25209804-5001021,00.html A family spokesperson said her husband, actor Liam Neeson, and their two children were "devastated". Alan Nierob, publicist for Richardson's husband Liam Neeson, confirmed her death Wednesday ... read moreWhat are the best websites about World War II? (4 Answers)How about some non-US perspectives?The BBC as you might expect does an excellent job, and the Guardian newspaper also has a nice site:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/secondworldwarThen there are the Canadian and Australian stories:http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=history/SecondWarhttp://www.ww2australia.gov.au/I ... read moreWhat does a special envoy or special representative (i.e. Richard Holbrooke) actually do? (2 Answers)He is a diplomat.Day to day, they oversee peace talks, handle issues of peace-making, trade, war, economics and culture. International treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by ... read more
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Richard II in TV and Films
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1978: King Richard the Second (TV) (Derek Jacobi) (John Gielgud)
- 2001: Richard the Second (V)
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