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Richard II - Research Paper

Richard II

The problem with Richard is that he is not really a man of action; he confronts and deals with difficulties by internalising and talking about them.
Richard is not at all a man of his action. Whenever a problem arises, he internalises and talks to himself or the surrounding people, but does not do anything to resolve the problem. He is not ready to stand up and do something about it, and instead complains about the situation to himself. I think that it is because of this trait that Richard loses the kingship of England, and Bolingbroke, a man who is always ready to take action when a problem arises wins the throne over Richard.
In the first scene, where Bolingbroke accuses Mowbray of ...

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in Act 1 scene 3, Richard's order for Mowbray and Bolingbroke's lives to answer their accusations was only to fuel Richard's own desire to be the centre of attention; it was his 'showman' quality that lead him to do this, not his ability to take action when a situation that required good leadership skills arose.
In Act 3, scene 2, Richard, on his return to England, finds that his 'favourites' (Bushy, Bagot and Greene) have all been killed by Bolingbroke. Richard is struck down with immense sorrow and self-pity and illustrates very clearly his passive nature. Instead of becoming extremely angry and wanting revenge for his friends' deaths, he says that they should "sit upon the ground / And tell stories of the death of Kings" (III, ii, 155-156), and talk only of death and other morbid topics. When someone is murdered, people that knew them usually become very angry towards the murderer and often try to seek revenge. In '', Richard, the king of England, has had his best friends, ...

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Added: 2/19/2007 12:20:36 AM
Category: English
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