Richard II: His Dramatic Downfall

Shakespeare plays fall into three categories: comedy, tragedy, and history. History is a drama based on the life of British king. Shakespeare was one of the first authors who wrote the history of Britain. According to Gerber, "There were few historical dramas in the UK before Shakespeare, the history of England was told in the chronicles of poetry and prose (239)." It is thought that Richard II was one of the early "historical drama". The drama became very representative, even Queen Elizabeth said she was "Richard II, I do not know if you are like that".

The historical drama of Shakespeare was written in 1595 and dates back to the fall of King Richard II. Richard expressed his love for his country, although he could hardly worry, he was an arrogant king who used British. When Richard denied the inheritance of the land of Henry Bowling Brook, Bolingbrook proposed military, most of the allies of Richard joined the Bolingbrook side, and Richard gave the throne of Bolingbrook. Bolinbrook imprisoned Richard and eventually assassinated him, but it has long been argued whether Shakespeare condemned irresponsible King's critics. Richard's well-designed, self-recognizing speech made several interpreters see him as a pioneer of Hamlet

Richard II is an anointed legal monarch who puts his interests above the interests of his country and people. He is smart and sensitive, but he is not suited to be a ruler of temperament. Surrounded by parasites and believers, he spent a lot of money on himself and his friends. And it was able to hurt the country. Therefore he imposed heavy and irrational tax on his subject. Then the drama will be a drama of conflict between the two characters, legitimate but weak king and the subject embarrassed by him - he denies what he wants to be the subject of the king, but he is from Richard Yes to be a leader Yes. In a sense, play is about arguments about the kingdom and how to deal with a lieutenant who is a god on earth, but not suitable for such a person. Bolingbroke beat him and occupied the throne. In this case, illegal occupants are not corrupt but anointed God and he is being abolished to end his corruption.