Your mother well hath pray'd, and prove you true. Even from the tongueless caverns of the earth, Of capital treason we arrest you here. Go to the rude ribs of that ancient castle; "The old fable of a living Richard was revived", notes one account, "and emissaries from Scotland traversed the villages of England, in the last year of Henry's reign, declaring that Richard was residing at the Scottish Court, awaiting only a signal from his friends to repair to London and recover his throne." Well, well, I see the issue of these arms: Bolingbroke's popularity among the commoners casts light, in retrospect, on Richard's decision to banish him: if Richard is afraid of his cousin's popularity and ambition, then he has very good reason to want to get him out of England--but, by the same token, he could not make the punishment too severe for fear of angering Bolinbroke's supporters. …feuding noblemen, Thomas Mowbray and Henry Bolingbroke, seemingly because Mowbray has been implicated along with Richard himself in the murder of Richard’s uncle Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, while Bolingbroke, Richard’s first cousin, is a threat to the king because he is intent on avenging the death of Gloucester.…. Edmund of Langley. Don't get us wrong, Henry can trash talk with the best of them, but he's always telling us that actions speak louder than words. See them deliver'd over Henry IV. And long live Henry, fourth of that name! And know not now what name to call myself! Henry IV. Procure your sureties for your days of answer. It must be great that can inherit us The chopping French we do not understand. Unless a pardon ere I rise or speak. Go, some of you convey him to the Tower. Dared once to touch a dust of England's ground? For every soldier, ...for the worst possible news (his own death) when Scroop enters. Let it command a mirror hither straight, Edmund of Langley. He seems practical minded, honest, and sensitive — in many ways, the "natural" king. O, to what purpose dost thou hoard thy words, From the creators of SparkNotes. Like a false traitor and injurious villain. Plays    From off my hands, here in the view of men O flattering glass, Besides I say and will in battle prove, O heinous, strong and bold conspiracy! The bloody office of his timeless end. [To HENRY BOLINGBROKE] Six frozen winter spent, Return with welcome home from banishment. King Richard II. That Mowbray hath received eight thousand nobles No deeper wrinkles yet? [Enter HENRY PERCY] Shall I obtain it? Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. Sir Pierce of Exton. I wander from the jewels that I love. That from this castle's tatter'd battlements An if my word be sterling yet in England, Show me thy humble heart, and not thy knee, As in a soul remembering my good friends; Harry of Hereford, Lancaster and Derby Henry IV. WILLOUGHBY, with BUSHY and GREEN, prisoners]. Are you contented to resign the crown? Had I thy youth and cause, I would not stay. That he did plot the Duke of Gloucester's death, Of much less value is my company Add proof unto mine armour with thy prayers; Or in thy piteous heart plant thou thine ear; You never shall, so help you truth and God! Against thy entrance. Then give me leave to go. King Richard II. Pleads he in earnest? Hotspur (Henry Percy). Farewell, my blood; which if to-day thou shed, So, fare you well; 2. I had forgot myself. He prays but faintly and would be denied; To stop a battle of honor between his Lancaster cousin Bolingbroke and another peer, Richard II banishes them both from England. Two of the dangerous consorted traitors Call him a slanderous coward and a villain: "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." Henry IV. Like to my followers in prosperity, Were they not mine? If any plague hang over us, 'tis he. Henry IV. Thus, he says, he need not fear, ...sea can wash the royal “balm” from a king appointed by God. DUKE OF AUMERLE, NORTHUMBERLAND, HENRY PERCY, LORD Here comes his grace in person. II,1,755. The best quotes from Richard II by William Shakespeare - organized by theme, including book location and character - with an explanation to help you understand! Let not my cold words here accuse my zeal: And consequently, like a traitor coward, Tendering the precious safety of my prince, Return with welcome home from banishment. Henry IV. (stage directions). First, heaven be the record to my speech! Officers, and BAGOT]. Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me? Have been so brief with you, to shorten you, Richard refuses to accept Bolingbroke on bended knee with an offer of obeisance, however, and he bids him rise; he says that he will give him what he wants, adding "Your own is yours, and I am yours, and all." Mine innocency and Saint George to thrive! [Parle without, and answer within. So as thou livest in peace, die free from strife: [Exeunt KING RICHARD II, some Lords, and a Guard], Henry IV. CARLISLE, DUKE OF AUMERLE, SIR STEPHEN SCROOP, and EARL OF SALISBURY] [Within] What ho, my liege! My gracious lord,—. By sight of what I have, your noble company. Whose duty is deceiveable and false. Or wallow naked in December snow Must I not serve a long apprenticehood He returns from his banishment abroad, sways the loyalties of both the English nobility and the common people to his side, and stages a revolution against Richard II. God in thy good cause make thee prosperous! Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. III,2,1614. Did keep ten thousand men? Duke of Aumerle. Or my divine soul answer it in heaven. Streaming the ensign of the Christian cross The which, how far off from the mind of Bolingbroke Now, Thomas Mowbray, do I turn to thee, With all the rest of that consorted crew, That we may arm us to encounter it. Lo, as at English feasts, so I regreet Henry IV. Suggest his soon-believing adversaries, For do we must what force will have us do. My mother, and my nurse, that bears me yet! God save your grace! And let him be no kinsman to my liege, Me rather had my heart might feel your love Henry IV. That power that made you kingHath power to keep you king in spite of all. My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge Part of your cares you give me with your crown. It is also important to realize that in the early stages of the play, Bolingbroke is, at best, a reluctant rebel. Is yet but unfelt thanks, which more enrich'd Henry IV. On Wednesday next we solemnly set down Cousin, stand forth, and look upon that man. Drinking my griefs, whilst you mount up on high. "This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-Paradise." A gentleman of mine I have dispatch'd You have misled a prince, a royal king, My crown I am; but still my griefs are mine: The guilt of conscience take thou for thy labour, Ah, my sour husband, my hard-hearted lord, On what condition stands it and wherein? The fresh green lap of fair King Richard's land, Am I not king? With that dear blood which it hath fostered; The next news is, I have to London sent Be he the fire, I'll be the yielding water: Thus, in the name of keeping the peace, Richard decides to banish, ...sees how sad Gaunt is to lose his son to banishment, so the king reduces, After the king’s exit, Gaunt tries to comfort, This scene takes place in Richard’s court. This louring tempest of your home-bred hate; The blood is hot that must be cool'd for this: Program code and database © 2003-2021 George Mason University. ... Richard, about how Bolingbroke approaches commoners 'what reverence he did throw away on slaves' Richard, looking down on the way Bolingbroke … Shall I seem crest-fall'n in my father's sight? Draws out our miles, and makes them wearisome, That mercy which true prayer ought to have. Henry IV. Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV Quotes in Richard II The Richard II quotes below are all either spoken by Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV or refer to Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV. [Enter HENRY BOLINGBROKE and NORTHUMBERLAND, with Forces]. Duchess of York. We were not born to sue, but to command, / Which, since we cannot do, to make you friends, / Be ready, as your lives shall answer it. Enter HENRY BOLINGBROKE, DUKE OF YORK,] Speak like a true knight, so defend thee heaven! Edmund of Langley. That Norfolk lies: here do I throw down this, Edmund of Langley. Though you are old enough to be my heir. My heart this covenant makes, my hand thus seals it. Richard then says that he will ride to London; the kingship, it is understood, will be decided on there. Henry IV. That owes two buckets, filling one another, May happily bring forth. Than when he bites, but lanceth not the sore. Teachers and parents! King Richard II. A wandering vagabond; my rights and royalties High sparks of honour in thee have I seen. Many a time hath banish'd Norfolk fought Privacy policy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: That sought at Oxford thy dire overthrow. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377–1399) and chronicles his downfall and the machinations of his nobles. Sir Pierce of Exton. (stage directions). Take not, good cousin, further than you should. So wildly? To show the world I am a gentleman. As confident as is the falcon's flight Awake, thou coward majesty, thou sleepest!Is not the King's name twenty thousand names? But who comes here? Choose out some secret place, some reverend room, Edmund of Langley. Gives but the greater feeling to the worse: Under whose colours he had fought so long. Woe doth the heavier sit, And never show thy head by day nor light. the Abbot Of Westminster, and another Lord, Herald, Where ever Englishman durst set his foot. I see old Gaunt alive; O, then, my father, I wot your love pursues In the devotion of a subject's love, And, by the glorious worth of my descent, let's see: What is thy name? And let thy blows, doubly redoubled, Bolingbroke is King Richard's cousin and the son of Richard's uncle, John of Gaunt. Give me the crown. Shakespeare’s Richard II presents a momentous struggle between Richard II and his cousin Henry Bolingbroke.Richard is the legitimate king; he succeeded his grandfather, King Edward III, after the earlier death of his father Edward, the Black Prince. Pluck'd four away. HENRY BOLINGBROKE Whither? Henry IV. Great Duke of Lancaster, I come to thee In braving arms against thy sovereign. Henry IV. These differences shall all rest under gage (King Richard, Act 1 Scene 1) King Richard: Why uncle, thou hast many years to live. Thou hast a traitor in thy presence there. I,1,3. 'Tis full three months since I did see him last; O happy vantage of a kneeling knee! So that by this intelligence we learn Go, say I sent thee forth to purchase honour After the pardon is delivered, Exton enters with Richard’s coffin. Duchess of York. John of Gaunt. Thy pains, Fitzwater, shall not be forgot; Call forth Bagot. [Exeunt all except the BISHOP OF CARLISLE, the Abbot] Henry IV. Henry IV. He'… Our scene is alter'd from a serious thing, Sluiced out his innocent soul through streams of blood: Welcome, Harry: what, will not this castle yield? And furbish new the name of John a Gaunt, Which elder days shall ripen and confirm Henry IV. Nor never write, regreet, nor reconcile Intended or committed was this fault? In name of lendings for your highness' soldiers, (stage directions). I thought you had been willing to resign. Rouse up thy youthful blood, be valiant and live. ...him, they have brought the wrath of God upon their children. Before I make reply to aught you say. The sullen passage of thy weary steps The tediousness and process of my travel: of Westminster, and DUKE OF AUMERLE], (stage directions). “Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs; Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes. To please the king I did; to please myself O thou, the earthly author of my blood, The Duke has been telling his wife the story of, ...and reads, he cries out ‘treason!’—apparently having discovered Aumerle’s involvement in the plot to assassinate, ...what it is, he wants to lock the door to the room for privacy, and, ...but in none of them is he happy, for he has always been “unkinged” by, ...man that was once his king. King Richard II specifically focuses on Richard losing the first battle of the war and thus his crown and life. And his pure soul unto his captain Christ, Which else would post until it had return'd The present benefit which I possess; Awhile to work, and after holiday. Henry IV. You have in manner with your sinful hours Where it perceives it is but faintly borne. To plot, contrive, or complot any ill With clog of conscience and sour melancholy Henry IV. And, as my fortune ripens with thy love, Let's march without the noise of threatening drum, And toil'd with works of war, retired himself Call it a travel that thou takest for pleasure. But I bethink me what a weary way I thank thee, gentle Percy; and be sure HENRY BOLINGBROKE Whither? Look, what thy soul holds dear, imagine it Or daring-hardy as to touch the lists, [Exeunt HENRY PERCY and Lords] For there it is, crack'd in a hundred shivers. I pardon him, as God shall pardon me. To upstart unthrifts? Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. Since presently your souls must part your bodies— You, cousin Hereford, upon pain of life, So far be mine, my most redoubted lord, At one point, he even declares, "for what I speak, / My body shall make good upon this earth" (1.1.2). Seriously, when this guy's got a beef with someone, his first instinct is to throw down. Shakespeare’s historical play, Richard II, therefore, can be seen as a critique of England’s monarchal government, through a non-fiction King, Richard II, and his usurper. Withdraw yourselves, and leave us here alone. Nor never by advised purpose meet York says that though he is related to both, ...moment Ross and Willoughby enter, and after them comes Berkeley, who carries a message for, Northumberland and the other nobles agree that, ...now filled with rebels. Comest thou because the anointed king is hence? We thank thee, gentle Percy, for thy pains; Green. Thou hast said enough. He is less poetic but far more pragmatic and capable than his cousin. Till you did make him misinterpret me, Earl of Northumberland. Lord Fitzwater. Duchess of York. How fares our noble uncle, Lancaster? Broke the possession of a royal bed His prayers are full of false hypocrisy; The emptier ever dancing in the air, O, no! King Richard II. It is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed … And not the king exiled thee; or suppose Whereas Richard had little interest in marshal activities and did not participate in tournaments, Henry began his training at fourteen and was a champion at jousting. The which he hath detain'd for lewd employments, King Richard II. This and much more, much more than twice all this, And wear it as a favour; and with that Appointed to direct these fair designs. Which so roused up with boisterous untuned drums, Bolingbroke's words recall Richard's own description of himself in Act III, scene ii: Richard claimed that when Bolingbroke "[s]hall see us rising in our throne the east, / His treasons will sit blushing in his face, / Not able to endure the sight of day" (II.ii.50-53). I pardon him. Bishop of Carlisle. With letters of your love to her at large. Your cares set up do not pluck my cares down. Up, cousin, up; your heart is up, I know, Which blood, like sacrificing Abel's, cries, On pain of death, no person be so bold Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. And I challenge law: attorneys are denied me; For Mowbray and myself are like two men [Flourish. Ours of true zeal and deep integrity. To reach at victory above my head, Of sky-aspiring and ambitious thoughts, Thou dost beguile me! How long a time lies in one little word! If Henry Bolingbroke had a personal motto, it would probably be, "Why talk when you can fight?" Your own is yours, and I am yours, and all. Noble lords, Bagot, forbear; thou shalt not take it up. And minister correction to thy fault! Strong as a tower in hope, I cry amen. I do remain as neuter. We thank you both: yet one but flatters us, Henry IV. The shadow of my sorrow! Though banish'd, yet a trueborn Englishman. My Lord of Hereford, my message is to you. For when I was a king, my flatterers Henry IV. 3.3 Bolingbroke and Richard meet; it's clear that Bolingbroke is calling the shots. speak; The Deposition of Richard II in Richard II by William Shakespeare Richard II is the first play of Shakespeare's four-part History Tetraology. convey? The heads of Brocas and Sir Bennet Seely, To breathe the abundant dolour of the heart. Since the more fair and crystal is the sky, And both return back to their chairs again: Why, foolish boy, the king is left behind, Your differences shall all rest under gage To God of heaven, King Richard and to me; Throughout the play, Shakespeare contrasts Richard II and Bolingbroke (King Henry), naming them two unfit contestants for Kingship for different reasons. He should have found his uncle Gaunt a father, What I have spoke, or thou canst worse devise. Edmund of Langley. Look not to the ground, You favorites of a king. I'll make a voyage to the Holy Land, And now changed to 'The Beggar and the King.' Not sick, although I have to do with death, Grace me no grace, nor uncle me no uncle: What shrill-voiced suppliant makes this eager cry? Henry IV. Duchess of York. His weary joints would gladly rise, I know; And as I truly fight, defend me heaven! King Richard II. O, then how quickly should this arm of mine. Richard II, That know the strong'st and surest way to get. I'll beg one boon, For though mine enemy thou hast ever been, Till we assign you to your days of trial. Then set before my face the Lord Aumerle. So be thy fortune in this royal fight! Of thy adverse pernicious enemy: With a foul traitor's name stuff I thy throat; Bishop of Carlisle. That swells with silence in the tortured soul; The best quotes from Richard II by William Shakespeare - organized by theme, including book location and character - with an explanation to help you understand! Had you first died, and he been thus trod down, (King Richard, Act 1 Scene 1) We were not born to sue, but to command. [Enter HENRY BOLINGBROKE and THOMAS MOWBRAY]. It was, villain, ere thy hand did set it down. Take special care my greetings be deliver'd. How soon my sorrow hath destroy'd my face. Inquire at London, 'mongst the taverns there, For there, they say, he daily doth frequent With unrestrainéd loose companions,…Yet through bothI see some sparks of better hope, which elder years May happily bring forth. A beggar begs that never begg'd before. And lay the summer's dust with showers of blood In weeping after this untimely bier. The bitter clamour of two eager tongues, Provided that my banishment repeal'd They love not poison that do poison need, To more approved service and desert. And these and all are all amiss employ'd. The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputy elected by the Lord.