num_pages: 352
description: Each edition • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language • An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play • Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Phyllis Rackin The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.
language: English
title: Richard II
titlecomplete: Richard II
characters: Thomas Merke, Bishop of Carlisle, 2nd Gardener's Man, William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann, Joan Holland, Sir William Bushy, 1st Lady, Henry Percy "Hotspur", Henry IV of England, Henry V of England, Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York, 1st Gardener's Man, Sir Piers Exton, Isabella of Valois, Keeper of Pomfret Prison, Groom, Edward, 2nd Duke of York, Duke of Aumerle, 2nd Lady, Walter FitzWalter, 4th (or 5th) Baron FitzWalter, John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, Lord Marshal, Gardener, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Sir Edward Bagot, Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, 2nd Herald, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Richard II of England, Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, Welsh Captain, William de Colchester, Abbott of Westminster, William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros, Sir Stephen Scroop, Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Herald, Sir Henry Greene
genres: Historical Fiction, Theatre, Historical, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 24177
series: Wars of the Roses
publisher: Simon & Schuster