Richard II
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6
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All Themes The Throne Language Family Honor and Appearance England
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All Characters King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
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All Symbols Blood The Crown
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Richard II

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William Shakespeare
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