The Tragedy Of King Richard The Second
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creator: Shakespeare, William
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subject: king
subject: richard
subject: duke
subject: bolingbroke
subject: john
subject: gaunt
subject: will
subject: hear
subject: accuser
subject: accused
subject: freely
subject: speak
subject: stomach
subject: shakespeare
subject: william
subject: tragedy
subject: english
subject: literature
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full text: KING RICHARD II DRAMATIS PERSONAE KING RICHARD the Second. (KING RICHARD II:) JOHN OF GAUNT Duke of Lancaster | | uncles to the King. EDMUND OF LANGLEY Duke of York (DUKE OF YORK:) | HENRY, surnamed BOLINGBROKE (HENRY BOLINGBROKE:) Duke of Hereford, son to John of Gaunt; afterwards King Henry IV. DUKE OF AUMERLE son to the Duke of York. THOMAS MOWBRAY Duke of Norfolk. DUKE OF SURREY: EARL OF SALISBURY: LORD BERKELEY: BUSHY | | BAGOT | servants to King Richard. | GREEN | EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND (NORTHUMBERLAND:) HENRY PERCY, surnamed HOTSPUR his son. (HENRY PERCY:) LORD ROSS: LORD WILLOUGHBY: LORD FITZWATER: BISHOP OF CARLISLE: Abbot Of Westminster (Abbot:) LORD MARSHAL (Lord Marshal:) SIR STEPHEN SCROOP: SIR PIERCE OF EXTON (EXTON:) Captain of a band of Welshmen. (Captain:) QUEEN to King Richard (QUEEN:) DUCHESS OF YORK (DUCHESS OF YORK:) DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER (DUCHESS:) Lady attending on the Queen. (Lady:) Lords, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, two Gardeners, Keeper, Messenger, Groom, and other Attendants. (Lord:) (First Herald:) (Second Herald:) (Gardener:) (Keeper:) (Groom:) (Servant:) SCENE England and Wales. KING RICHARD II ACT I SCENE I London. KING RICHARD II's palace. [Enter KING RICHARD II, JOHN OF GAUNT, with other Nobles and Attendants] KING RICHARD II Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster, Hast thou, according to thy oath and band, Brought hither Henry Hereford thy bold son, Here to make good the boisterous late appeal, Which then our leisure would not let us hear, Against the Duke of Norfolk, Thomas Mowbray? JOHN OF GAUNT I have, my liege. KING RICHARD II Tell me, moreover, hast thou sounded him, If he appeal the duke on ancient malice; Or worthily, as a good subject should, On some known ground of treachery in him? JOHN OF GAUNT As near as I could sift him on that argument, On some apparent danger seen in him Aim'd at your highness, no inveterate malice. KING RICHARD II Then call them to our presence; face to face, And frowning brow to brow, ourselves…