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Richard II
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Henry Bolingbroke - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Male
About this piece
Henry Bolingbroke challenges Thomas Mowbray
Summary
The play is about the fall from power and death of Richard II and the rise of the first king of the house of Lancaster, Henry Bolingbroke, who will become Henry IV. In the first scene we find Richard II acting as a judge for a dispute between Henry Bolingbroke, the king's cousin and son of John of Gaunt, and Thomas Mowbray, the Duke of Norfolk. In this monologue, in ACT I, Scene 1, Henry Bolingbroke accuses Mowbray of being a traitor and a villain and challenges him to a duel.
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