Richard II
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 3 Act 3, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 1 Act 5, Scene 2 Act 5, Scene 3 Act 5, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 5 Act 5, Scene 6
Themes
All Themes The Throne Language Family Honor and Appearance England
Quotes
Characters
All Characters King Richard II Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
Symbols
All Symbols Blood The Crown
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Richard II

by

William Shakespeare

Richard II Literary Devices

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