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King Richard II

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF KING RICHARD THE SECOND

Reading edition · Edition 2

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

Scene I. London. A Room in the palace

Scene II. The same. A room in the Duke of Lancaster’s palace

Scene III. Open Space, near Coventry. Lists set out, and a Throne. Heralds, &c., attending

Scene IV. London. A Room in the King’s Castle

ACT II

Scene I. London. An Apartment in Ely House

Scene II. The Same. A Room in the Castle

Scene III. The Wolds in Gloucestershire

Scene IV. A camp in Wales

ACT III

Scene I. Bristol. Bolingbroke’s camp

Scene II. The coast of Wales. A castle in view

Scene III. Wales. Before Flint Castle

Scene IV. Langley. The Duke of York’s garden

ACT IV

Scene I. Westminster Hall

ACT V

Scene I. London. A street leading to the Tower

Scene II. The same. A room in the Duke of York’s palace

Scene III. Windsor. A room in the Castle

Scene IV. Another room in the Castle

Scene V. Pomfret. The dungeon of the Castle

Scene VI. Windsor. An Apartment in the Castle

Dramatis Personæ

KING RICHARD THE SECOND JOHN OF GAUNT, Duke of Lancaster - uncle to the King EDMUND LANGLEY, Duke of York - uncle to the King HENRY, surnamed BOLINGBROKE, Duke of Hereford, son of John of Gaunt, afterwards King Henry IV DUKE OF AUMERLE, son of the Duke of York THOMAS MOWBRAY, Duke of Norfolk DUKE OF SURREY EARL OF SALISBURY LORD BERKELEY BUSHY - Servant to King Richard BAGOT - Servant to King Richard GREEN - Servant to King Richard EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND HARRY PERCY, surnamed Hotspur, his son LORD ROSS LORD WILLOUGHBY LORD FITZWATER BISHOP OF CARLISLE ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER LORD MARSHAL SIR PIERCE OF EXTON SIR STEPHEN SCROOP Captain of a band of Welshmen

QUEEN TO KING RICHARD DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER DUCHESS OF YORK Lady attending on the Queen

Lords, Heralds, Officers, Soldiers, Gardeners, Keeper, Messenger, Groom, and other Attendants

SCENE: Dispersedly in England and Wales.

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