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“You may my glories and my state depose,/But not my griefs; still am I king of those.”
Richard II Act Four, Part One By Dennis Abrams —————————————- Act Four: As Bolingbroke attempts to discover the truth behind Gloucester’s murder in Parliament, Richard’s abdication is announced. Carlisle warns that civil war will break out if Bolingbroke becomes king, … Continue reading
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