Richard II
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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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
Themes
All Themes The Throne Language Family Honor and Appearance England
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Characters
All Characters King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Symbols
All Symbols Blood The Crown
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Richard II
by William Shakespeare
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