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... Bolingbroke ' silent king ' ( IV.1.290 ) -and Bolingbroke com- pletes an epitome of the contrast between them by his retort to Richard's histrionic mirror - smashing : The shadow of your sorrow hath destroy'd The shadow of your face ...
... Bolingbroke ' silent king ' ( IV.1.290 ) -and Bolingbroke com- pletes an epitome of the contrast between them by his retort to Richard's histrionic mirror - smashing : The shadow of your sorrow hath destroy'd The shadow of your face ...
Page 71
... Bolingbroke and his supporters as rebels and traitors , however much Bolingbroke's coming is said to be ' for Lancaster ' or ' But for his own ' . The speech in this play perhaps most frequently labelled choric comes from the Bishop of ...
... Bolingbroke and his supporters as rebels and traitors , however much Bolingbroke's coming is said to be ' for Lancaster ' or ' But for his own ' . The speech in this play perhaps most frequently labelled choric comes from the Bishop of ...
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Peter Bilton. in which Richard is a bad king , Bolingbroke a competent rebel ; third , the personal order , in which Richard is a weak man , Bolingbroke a strong one ' . This is clear analysis , but it , too , is ' timeless ' . Rabkin ...
Peter Bilton. in which Richard is a bad king , Bolingbroke a competent rebel ; third , the personal order , in which Richard is a weak man , Bolingbroke a strong one ' . This is clear analysis , but it , too , is ' timeless ' . Rabkin ...
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