Shakespeares Richard II.

Richard II. (Shakespeare) – Wikipedie Richard II. je historická hra Williama Shakespeara napsaná kolem roku 1595. Děj je založený na životě anglického krále Richarda II. (vládl v letech 1377–1399). První foliové vydání z roku 1623 hru řadí mezi historické, ale ve starším Early texts of Shakespeare's works z roku 1597 je nazývána The tragedie of King Richard the second.

Richard II was first printed in 1597 as a quarto (Q1) and then reprinted twice in 1598 (Q2 and Q3). In 1608, the play was printed again (Q4), this time including what we now refer to as the deposition scene (4.1.160–331). This version of the play was then reprinted in 1615 (Q5).

SCENE I. London. KING RICHARD II's palace. Enter KING RICHARD II, JOHN OF GAUNT, with other Nobles and Attendants KING RICHARD II Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster, Hast thou, according to thy oath and band, Brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son, Here to make good the boisterous late appeal, Which then our leisure would not let us SparkNotes: Richard II: Study Guide

Richard II, written around 1595, is the first play in Shakespeare's second "history tetralogy," a series of four plays that chronicles the rise of the house of ...

Richard II is the only play Shakespeare wrote that is entirely in verse. Scholars place Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard the Second in approximately ...