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The Tragedy of King Richard the second - In what ways do the speeches of the characters help you to understand the relationships between Richard, Bolingbroke and Mowbray in the play as a whole?
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Melissa Cherry The Tragedy of King Richard the second In what ways do the speeches of the characters help you to understand the relationships between Richard, Bolingbroke and Mowbray in the play as a whole? In this scene Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray are about to fight in the King's royal lists to settle a dispute that they had in the beginning of this act. We have learnt from previous scenes that the dispute they were having was over Bolingbroke's accusations to Mowbray. So now, they are both prepared to risk their lives in 'chivalrous design of knightly trial' to prove their honour and loyalty to the King. We learn very early in the play that they are stubborn and angry when Richard tells us that they are both 'high-stomach'd'. It's not surprising that Bolingbroke and Mowbray are 'foes' rather than friends. We know of the crimes that Mowbray is said to...
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