Richard II

By William Shakespeare

Categories: Drama, Literature & Fiction

Shakespeare's Richard II follows King Richard as sacred kingship collides with politics on the ground. Richard rules by divine right and royal ceremony, but mismanages land, favorites and loyalty until his cousin Henry Bolingbroke returns from exile to reclaim what was seized. The Folger Shakespeare Library edition presents the full text with facing-page notes on language, staging and history. It is a study of legitimacy, rhetoric and what the crown means once authority begins to slip.

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