Richard II

by William Shakespeare from c. 1595

About

The poetic but politically inept King Richard II seizes the estates of his banished cousin Henry Bolingbroke, provoking the noble's return with an army that strips Richard of his throne. Richard's fall from divine kingship to lonely prisoner is rendered in some of Shakespeare's most lyrical verse, and ends with his murder.

Richard II

Characters: 35
Words: 20.8k
Acts: 5
Duration: ~2 hr 36 min

Characters

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1

KING RICHARD II

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131

2

HENRY BOLINGBROKE

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74

3

DUCHESS OF YORK

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61

4

NORTHUMBERLAND

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41

5

DUKE OF AUMERLE

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38

6

Richard's QUEEN

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38

7

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER

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35

8

JOHN OF GAUNT

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33

19 sections

20.8k words

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Act 1

1

Act 1 Scene 1

1.5k11:02

2

Act 1 Scene 2

5774:20

3

Act 1 Scene 3

2.4k17:42

4

Act 1 Scene 4

4793:36

Act 2

5

Act 2 Scene 1

2.4k17:45

6

Act 2 Scene 2

1k7:51

7

Act 2 Scene 3

1.4k10:19

8

Act 2 Scene 4

1921:26

Act 3

9

Act 3 Scene 1

3412:33

10

Act 3 Scene 2

1.7k12:59

11

Act 3 Scene 3

1.5k11:21

12

Act 3 Scene 4

7475:36

Act 4

13

Act 4 Scene 1

2.4k17:48

Act 5

14

Act 5 Scene 1

7425:34

15

Act 5 Scene 2

9587:11

16

Act 5 Scene 3

1.1k8:37

17

Act 5 Scene 4

940:42

18

Act 5 Scene 5

9316:59

19

Act 5 Scene 6

3412:33

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