Richard II | Act II Summary and Analysis

Act II, Scene 1
New Characters:
Edmund, Duke of York: uncle to Richard II and Bolingbroke and father of the Duke of Aumerle; brother to John of Gaunt

Earl of Northumberland: a nobleman who sides with Henry Bolingbroke when he learns that Bolingbroke is returning from his banishment

Lord Willoughby: a nobleman loyal to the Earl of Northumberland

Lord Ross: another nobleman loyal to the Earl of Northumberland

Queen Isabel: second wife to Richard II

Summary
At Ely House in London, we encounter the dying John of Gaunt....



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