Richard II | Suggested Essay Topics

Act I
1. In Act I, Shakespeare alternates public and private scenes. Discuss the behavior of the principal characters in each of these scenes and the ways in which their behavior reflects the nature of their large or small audience.

2. Discuss the positive and negative aspects of King Richard’s character revealed in Act I.

3. Examine the ways in which Shakespeare reveals Gaunt’s loyalty to the crown and his son’s rebellious nature.

4. Explore Shakespeare’s frequent use of blood imagery in the first act.

Act II
1. Examine the...


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