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Page 121
... Richard is under- mining his own position as king - virtually deposing himself . Bolingbroke is entitled to his father's possessions by the laws of succession ; Richard is entitled to his throne by these same laws . If Richard denies ...
... Richard is under- mining his own position as king - virtually deposing himself . Bolingbroke is entitled to his father's possessions by the laws of succession ; Richard is entitled to his throne by these same laws . If Richard denies ...
Page 128
... Richard likes to dramatize himself ; he is an actor . His accusation of himself as guilty of deposing a king - a sin against order - suggests a man endowed with imaginative and intellectual virtuosity . But there is another , deeper ...
... Richard likes to dramatize himself ; he is an actor . His accusation of himself as guilty of deposing a king - a sin against order - suggests a man endowed with imaginative and intellectual virtuosity . But there is another , deeper ...
Page 131
... Richard II , Bolingbroke , now King Henry IV , speaks of him , and of how he daily frequents taverns with dissolute companions : Even such , they say , as stand in narrow lanes , And beat our watch , and rob our passengers . ( V , iii ...
... Richard II , Bolingbroke , now King Henry IV , speaks of him , and of how he daily frequents taverns with dissolute companions : Even such , they say , as stand in narrow lanes , And beat our watch , and rob our passengers . ( V , iii ...
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Shakespeare and the OrderDisorder | 39 |
and Cressida | 89 |
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