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Richard II

Richard II. Structure, characters, and themes. Richard II Geneology of Plantagenants. Richard II Structure. Act I -- establishes characters and issues ends in first turning point banishment Act II - IV -- develops story, themes includes midpoint Flint Castle ends in 2nd turning point

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Richard II

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  1. Richard II Structure, characters, and themes

  2. Richard IIGeneology of Plantagenants

  3. Richard IIStructure • Act I -- establishes characters and issues • ends in first turning point • banishment • Act II - IV -- develops story, themes • includes midpoint • Flint Castle • ends in 2nd turning point • abdication • Act V -- climax • death of Richard

  4. Richard II Rise and Fall structure External change Bolingbroke King Richard as King Richard dead Bolingbroke as exile

  5. Richard IICharacters • Primary -- dynamic • Protagonist, changes through play • Richard • Antagonist, character revealed • Bolingbroke • Secondary -- static • Reflection characters • Gaunt, York, Aumerle, Queen • Stereotyped • Bushy, Bagot, and Green; Exton, Northumberland

  6. Richard IICharacter • Motivations • actions • dialogue • soliloquies • Beliefs or world views • speeches • what others say about character • Foiling with other characters • comparison which shows one character as better

  7. Richard IIFoils • Character foiling • Richard and Bolingbroke • Old Gaunt and Bold Bolingbroke • Gaunt/Bol and York/Aumerle • Plot foiling • Act 1, scenes 1 & 2 • Action foiling -- fewer men w/Rich, more w/Bol • Similar situations -- • 1.1 and 4.1 • 1.1 and 5.4

  8. Richard II Rise and Fall structure Internal change Richard as Man Bolingbroke as champion of right Bolingbroke as Machiavellian Richard as tyrant

  9. Richard IIThemes • role of King • world view of Renaissance Christian Humanist and Machievellian • appearance vs. reality • honor • time

  10. Richard II -- Act I Scene 1 Public Bolingbroke vs Mowbray Scene 3 Public aborted joust banishments Scene 4 Private Richard and “caterpillars” Scene 2 Private Gaunt and Duchess of Worchester

  11. Richard II, Act I, scene 1 Rich Gaunt Aum Bol Mow

  12. Richard II Rise and Fall structure External change Bolingbroke King Richard as King Richard dead Bolingbroke as exile

  13. Richard IILanguage • Renaissance Christian Humanist vs. Machievellian • Great Chain of Being metaphors • “Set speeches” vs. dialogue

  14. Disease, physician Gardening Flattery Judgment Richard IIMotifs and Imagery

  15. Richard II -- Act II Scene 1 Gaunt’s death Scene 3 Bol gather support Scene 4 Welsh to leave Rumors of Rich’s death Scene 2 Richard to Ireland “This royal throne of kings”

  16. Richard II -- Act III Scene 1 Bol judges Bushy and Green Scene 3 Flint Castle MIDPOINT SCENE Scene 4 Gardner scene Scene 2 Richard’s return and emotional roller-coaster “Earth” speech “Sun” speech “Death of Kings”

  17. Richard II, Act III, scene 3 Rich North Bol

  18. Richard II -- Act IV Scene 1 Abdication or Deposition Scene “2 buckets” metaphor Richard and mirror

  19. Richard II -- Act V Scene 3 Beggar and the King Scene 1 Queen’s farewell Scene 2 Yorks at home Scene 5 Prison Scene Death of Richard Scene 6 Public Banishment of Exton Scene 4 Exton

  20. Richard II, Act V, scene 6 Bol North Rich

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