Plot
The nobleman who returned from exile for his inheritance and eventually the crown
Bolingbroke
This word appears in some form 50 times in the play
What is: "blood" "bloody" "blood's" "bloods" ?
John of Gaunt's son
Who is Henry Bolingbroke?
Richard says these four words about John of Gaunt's death
"So much for that" (2:1:160)
The play's longest scene
What is Act 4, Scene 1?
In Act 4:1, five of these are thrown down.
What is a gage?
John of Gaunt's deathbed speech compares England to this biblical spot.
What is the garden of Eden?
Richard II's father
Who is Edward of Woodstock / the Black Prince ?
Speaker of "Landlord of England art thou and not king." (2.1)
Who is John of Gaunt?
The play from which this famous line originates: "A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
What is Richard III?
This Character warns Parliament that deposing Richard will cause chaos and bloodshed.
Who is the Bishop of Carlisle?
This theme explores the tension between rightful rule and usurpation, especially through Richard's downfall and Bolingbroke's rise
legitimacy
Richard II and Henry Bolingbroke share this grandfather
Who is King Edward III?
In Act 5.1. Richard says he is "Doubly divorced!" The two divorces are:
What is his crown and his wife?
"Bad men, you violate
A twofold marriage, 'twixt my crown and me,
And then betwixt me and my married wife." (5.1.71-73)
The name of Richard II's favorite horse
Who is Barbary?
In Act 1 Scene 1, Bolingbroke accuses Mowbray of these three things:
1. instigating treason against Richard II
2. involvement in the murder of Gloucester
3. embezzling military funds
This theme is explored through the leading styles of Richard and Bolingbroke
Divine Right vs Merit
Richard II appoints this uncle as temporary governor of England.
Who is the Duke of York?
"This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle" this begins one of the most famous speeches in the play, who said this
John of Gaunt
A Performance of Richard II was presented the night before this famous event in 1601
Essex Rebellion