num_pages: 113
description: This edition of Shakespeare's Richard II puts readers in touch with the current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. The volume contains full explanatory notes on the pages facing the text of the play and a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language. At the conclusion of the play, there is an essay assessing the play in light of today's interests and concerns.
language: English
title: Richard II
titlecomplete: Richard II (The Folger Library General Readers 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: 24180
series: Wars of the Roses
publisher: Pocket Books