Things aren‘t looking good for Richard in Act III. #shakespeare #shakespearereadalong #richardII #kingrichard #aumerle
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Lcsmcat Richard seems a bit bipolar in this act, doesn‘t he? 6y
GingerAntics @Lcsmcat that‘s a really good way to put it. He‘s sort of all over the place. Arrogant jerk one minute, introspective and very human the next. 6y
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CoffeeNBooks I feel like he didn't really think through his decision to banish his cousin. 6y
GingerAntics @CoffeeNBooks supposedly he talked with advisors to make the decision, but they clearly didn‘t think everything through; although, admittedly no one knew at that point Richard was going to take his inheritance to fund his war in Ireland. That was really the think that pushed Bolingbroke over the edge. 6y
batsy One of the supplementary essays in the Signet edition talks of Richard as more of a poet than a king, and it definitely feels like it. Very Hamlet-esque in his musings. I really loved the "Let's talk of graves, worms, and epitaphs" monologue. 6y
GingerAntics @batsy the introductory essay in my edition also draws a similar parallel between Richard and Hamlet. With that idea, the monologues take on a whole new life. I really enjoy the “discussion” (more Richard talking and Aumerle listening) between Richard and Aumerle in this scene. There is speech by Richard later in the play I particularly enjoyed when seeing a production of the play. 6y
GingerAntics @batsy that particular speech is also very much like Hamlet in that it is somewhat philosophising on death. It‘s almost Richard‘s version of “To be or not to be...” 6y
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