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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 4 of 9]

Chapter 65: KING RICHARD THE SECOND.
By William Shakespeare
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This volume gathers a sequence of history plays that dramatize struggles over kingship, succession, and national identity in late medieval England. Rulers confront rebellions, papal and foreign pressure, and challenges to legitimacy, while a young prince evolves from license to wartime command. Scenes range from courtly intrigue and parliamentary deposition to battlefield councils and siege drama, intermixing solemn meditation on power and right with earthy comic relief provided by a boisterous companion. Recurring themes include the burdens of rule, honor versus expediency, the manipulation of law and ceremony, and the formation of leadership through conflict.

KING RICHARD THE SECOND.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ[C].

King Richard the Second.
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, uncles to the King.
Edmund of Langley, Duke of York,
Henry, surnamed Bolingbroke Duke of Hereford, son to John of Gaunt; afterwards King Henry IV.
Duke of Aumerle, son to the Duke of York.
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk.
Duke of Surrey.
Earl of Salisbury.
Lord Berkley[D].
Bushy, servants to King Richard.
Bagot,
Green,
Earl of Northumberland.
Henry Percy, surnamed Hotspur, his son.
Lord Ross.
Lord Willoughby.
Lord Fitzwater.
Bishop of Carlisle.
Abbot of Westminster.
Lord Marshal[E].
Sir Stephen Scroop.
Sir Pierce of Exton.
Captain of a band of Welshmen[F].
Queen to King Richard.
Duchess of York.
Duchess of Gloucester.
Lady attending on the Queen.
Lords, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, two Gardeners, Keeper, Messenger, Groom, and other Attendants[G].

Scene: England and Wales[H].

[C] First given imperfectly by Rowe.

[D] Lord Berkley.] Earl Berkley. Capell. om. Rowe. See note (1).

[E] Lord Marshal] Capell. om. Rowe.

[F] Captain ...] Capell. om. Rowe.

[G] Lords ...] Rowe and Capell.

[H] and Wales] Capell. om. Rowe.

THE TRAGEDY OF

KING RICHARD II.