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Richard II

c. 1595–1596

A poet-king who can't stop talking loses a kingdom to a man who can't stop acting.

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Scenes

Act 1

1.1 London. A Room in the palace. 1.2 The same. A room in the Duke of Lancaster’s palace. 1.3 Open Space, near Coventry. Lists set out, and a Throne. 1.4 London. A Room in the King’s Castle

Act 2

2.1 London. An Apartment in Ely House. 2.2 The Same. A Room in the Castle. 2.3 The Wolds in Gloucestershire. 2.4 A camp in Wales.

Act 3

3.1 Bristol. Bolingbroke’s camp. 3.2 The coast of Wales. A castle in view. 3.3 Wales. Before Flint Castle. 3.4 Langley. The Duke of York’s garden.

Act 4

4.1 Westminster Hall.

Act 5

5.1 London. A street leading to the Tower. 5.2 The same. A room in the Duke of York’s palace. 5.3 Windsor. A room in the Castle. 5.4 Another room in the Castle. 5.5 Pomfret. The dungeon of the Castle. 5.6 Windsor. An Apartment in the Castle.

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