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The Fall of Richard II
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The Fall of Richard II 'Not all the water in the rough rude sea/ Can wash the balm off an anointed king'. This is precisely the attitude that, lead to the tragedy and abdication of Richard II. In Richard's ignorance he believed he answered to nobody but God. He relied solely on the 'Divine right of kings', which meant he had been appointed by God to be king. In this essay I will explore the character of Richard as presented by William Shakespeare in the play 'Richard II'. Unlike in 'Richard II', Shakespeare depicts the ideal king in another production 'Henry V'. 'But if it be a sine to covet honour/ I am the most offending soul alive.' Henry in a lot of ways is very different to the king Richard was. Henry has all the qualities a good king should have. He is just, valient and a great soldier. Henry believed...
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