Richard II: On-line Resources

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'Spark' Notes A searchable online version with some notes Entire play arranged online by scene

Review of Derek Jacobi's Richard II

and another one!
Essay on 'censorship and the state' in relation to Richard II 'All Shakespeare' notes Richard II: BBC History Essay comparing Richard and Hamlet
Essay topics can help you focus on the play's elements An overview The Wilton Diptych Kevin Spacey

Coursework questions (September 2005)

"A king is appointed by God but must appear to govern his people as a man."
How does Shakespeare stage this fundamental paradox at the heart of medieval monarchy?

What use might a director make of the patterns of imagery in the play?