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“A brittle glory shineth in this face;/As brittle as the glory is the face.”
Richard II Act Four, Part Two By Dennis Abrams ————————————- More from Marjorie Garber on language, symbols, and the loss of a crown: “Indeed, all around Richard in the opening scenes of the play language itself seems to be dying. … Continue reading
“O, that I were a mockery king of snow,/Standing before the sun of Bolingbroke/To melt myself away in water-drops!”
Richard II Act Three, Part Two By Dennis Abrams —————————— For me, we probably have yet to read a line from Shakespeare more haunting than “For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground/And tell sad stories about the death … Continue reading
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“For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground /And tell sad stories about the death of kings.”
Richard II Act Three, Part One By Dennis Abrams ——————————— Act Three: Returning to face the emergency from Ireland, Richard faces an impossible situation: his army has been dispersed, three of his closest friends have been executed by Bolingbroke, and … Continue reading
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“We will descend and fold him in our arms.”
Richard II Act One, Part Two By Dennis Abrams ———————- For a play that I thought would be as relatively straightforward as the Henry VI plays were (unhappy king, etc.) even Act One is turning out to be more complex, … Continue reading
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