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Shakespeare · Secondary / sixth form

Richard II

William Shakespeare

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A struggle over royal authority becomes a study of the stories that sustain power. Richard’s elaborate language contrasts with Bolingbroke’s practical moves; examine how property, ceremony and deposition shift the relationship between a person and a public office.

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