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... murder . In the presence of the king and John of Gaunt , Gaunt's son Henry Bolingbroke throws these charges in the face of Thomas Mowbray , Duke of Norfolk . After a similar opening in a modern play we would probably expect an exciting ...
... murder . In the presence of the king and John of Gaunt , Gaunt's son Henry Bolingbroke throws these charges in the face of Thomas Mowbray , Duke of Norfolk . After a similar opening in a modern play we would probably expect an exciting ...
Page 93
... murder ( as they did in fact according to Hall and Holinshed ) we do not learn of it because of Richard's blinding tears which prevent him from reading them . These are plain facts drawn from the play itself , but the problem they pose ...
... murder ( as they did in fact according to Hall and Holinshed ) we do not learn of it because of Richard's blinding tears which prevent him from reading them . These are plain facts drawn from the play itself , but the problem they pose ...
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... murder charge is dropped . Derek Traversi , too , gives ample attention to the Gloucester plot in considering the opening of Richard II , and even calls the murder of Gloucester ' the mainspring of the following tragedy ' , " but , like ...
... murder charge is dropped . Derek Traversi , too , gives ample attention to the Gloucester plot in considering the opening of Richard II , and even calls the murder of Gloucester ' the mainspring of the following tragedy ' , " but , like ...
Contents
The Whole Contention One Play into Two | 19 |
Treachery and Dissension Two Plays into One | 38 |
Plots and Prophecies The Tragedy of King Richard the Third | 53 |
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