num_pages: 128
description: The authoritative edition of Richard II from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, is now available as an eBook. Features include:· The exact text of the printed book for easy cross-reference· Hundreds of hypertext links for instant navigation· 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· Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books· An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
language: English
title: Shakespeare: Richard II
titlecomplete: Shakespeare: Richard II (Macmillan Modern Shakespeare)
characters: Henry Percy "Hotspur", Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, Joan Holland, Isabella of Valois, Richard II of England, John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Gardener, Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester, Sir Henry Greene, Sir Piers Exton, 1st Lady, Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, Henry V of England, 1st Gardener's Man, William le Scrope, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, King of Mann, 2nd Herald, Edward, 2nd Duke of York, Duke of Aumerle, Sir Stephen Scroop, Walter FitzWalter, 4th (or 5th) Baron FitzWalter, Groom, Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, William de Ros, 6th Baron Ros, William de Colchester, Abbott of Westminster, Lord Marshal, Henry IV of England, Welsh Captain, 2nd Lady, 1st Herald, Edward of Langley, 2nd Duke of York, Thomas Merke, Bishop of Carlisle, Sir Edward Bagot, William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, Sir William Bushy, Keeper of Pomfret Prison, 2nd Gardener's Man
genres: Classics, Drama, Theatre, Historical, Plays, School, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 24179
series: Wars of the Roses
publisher: Macmillan Education