Study Guide to Richard II by William Shakespeare

Study Guide to Richard II by William Shakespeare
Author: Intelligent Education
Publisher: Influence Publishers
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2020-03-27
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1645425797
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A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for William Shakespeare’s Richard II, a political tragedy and historical play set during the Hundred Years’ War. As a historical drama of 1595, Richard II contains imaginative descriptions and characterizations of real people in history and balances poetic language with harsh realism. Moreover, Richard II expresses themes of betrayal, leadership, and father-son relationships. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Shakespeare’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Richard III

CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Richard III
Author: James K. Lowers
Publisher: Cliffs Notes
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1966-09-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780822000716
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Richard of Gloucester crosses and double-crosses friends and foes alike in a no-holds-barred effort to solidify control of the throne once occupied by his brother, Edward IV. His antics prove fruitful until one final battle with Henry, Earl of Richmond, at the end of the War of the Roses.

Richard III

Richard III
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1891
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Richard II

Richard II
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-10-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781728877501
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Richard II by William Shakespeare . Richard II is one of Shakespeare's finest works: lucid, eloquent, and boldly structured. It can be seen as a tragedy, or a historical play, or a political drama, or as one part of a vast dramatic cycle which helped to generate England's national identity. Today, to some of us, Richard II may appear conservative; but, in Shakespeare's day, it could appear subversive: 'I am Richard II', declared an indignant Queen Elizabeth. Numerous recent revivals in the theatre and on screen have demonstrated the enduring power and poignancy of this drama of the downfall of an egoistic but pitiable monarch.