The Tragedy of King Richard IIClarendon Press, 1884 - 158 pages |
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William Shakespeare William George Clark, William Aldis Wright. London HENRY FROWDE ORD AREN DOM MINA INUS T10 ILLU MEA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE AMEN CORNER SHAKESPEARE SELECT PLAYS THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II EDITED.
William Shakespeare William George Clark, William Aldis Wright. London HENRY FROWDE ORD AREN DOM MINA INUS T10 ILLU MEA OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS WAREHOUSE AMEN CORNER SHAKESPEARE SELECT PLAYS THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II EDITED.
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William Shakespeare William George Clark, William Aldis Wright. SHAKESPEARE SELECT PLAYS THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II EDITED BY W. G. CLARK , M. A. Fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge , and Public Orator AND W. A. WRIGHT , M. A. ...
William Shakespeare William George Clark, William Aldis Wright. SHAKESPEARE SELECT PLAYS THE TRAGEDY OF KING RICHARD II EDITED BY W. G. CLARK , M. A. Fellow of Trinity College , Cambridge , and Public Orator AND W. A. WRIGHT , M. A. ...
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... play , or did they form part of it as originally written , and omitted for whatever reason in the two first editions ? We incline to the latter alternative , because they agree exactly in style , diction , and rhythm with the rest of the ...
... play , or did they form part of it as originally written , and omitted for whatever reason in the two first editions ? We incline to the latter alternative , because they agree exactly in style , diction , and rhythm with the rest of the ...
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... play the first quarto affords the best text . ' ( Cambridge Shake- speare , vol . iv . Preface , p . ix . ) We have ... plays may be classed under four periods , ( 1 ) The three parts of Henry VI ; ( 2 ) Richard III , Richard II , and ...
... play the first quarto affords the best text . ' ( Cambridge Shake- speare , vol . iv . Preface , p . ix . ) We have ... plays may be classed under four periods , ( 1 ) The three parts of Henry VI ; ( 2 ) Richard III , Richard II , and ...
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... play . It was , we are told , an old play which could not be expected to attract a large audience , so that Merrick gave the actors forty shillings in order to cover their loss . And it would be difficult to conceive any play less ...
... play . It was , we are told , an old play which could not be expected to attract a large audience , so that Merrick gave the actors forty shillings in order to cover their loss . And it would be difficult to conceive any play less ...
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According to Holinshed arms Aumerle Bagot banish'd banishment Bishop of Carlisle blood Boling Bolingbroke Bushy Carlisle castle cloth Compare 2 Henry Cotgrave cousin Crown 8vo death Demy 8vo deposed doth Duchess Duke of Aumarle Duke of Hereford Duke of Norfolk Earl England English Enter Exeunt Exton farewell fear Fitzwater folios read fourth quartos French Gloucester grace grief Hamlet hand hath haue heart heaven Henry IV Henry VI Holinshed honour Introduction and Notes John of Gaunt Julius Cæsar King John King Richard Kyng Lancaster land liege lord M.A. Extra fcap M.A. Second Edition Macbeth majesty Marshal means Merchant of Venice noble Northumberland omitted Oxford pardon passage Percy play Queen realme Rich Richard III Ross royal Salisbury sayd scene sense Shakespeare sorrow soul speak thee Third Edition thou tongue traitor treason uncle verb W. W. Skeat Westminster Windsor word
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