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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard II: Act V

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Scanlan, Mary H.
Affiliation: Associate Professor Of English, Seton Hall University

King Richard II: Act V

Act V: Scene 1

The Queen and her ladies have arrived in London. They have stationed
themselves in one of the narrow streets that lead to the Tower of London. They
await Richard who, they have learned, will be taken this way to his
imprisonment. Soon the Queen sees Richard approaching. She finds him much
altered, a withered "rose."

Comment:

The Queen's speeches in this scene are full of imagery, as rich in
similes and metaphors as ...

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