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Richard II

No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English

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By William Shakespeare

By SparkNotes

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Trade Paperback $7.95 $9.50 CAD

Read Shakespeare’s plays in all their brilliance—and understand what every word means!
 
Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.

Each No Fear guide contains:

  • The complete text of the original play
  • line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language
  • A complete list of characters, with descriptions
  • Plenty of helpful commentary
For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground. And tell sad stories of the death of kings. Shakespeare’s poetic history play looks at the brief rule of Richard II and examines the question: What makes a good king—divine right by blood or intelligence, skill, and political savvy?

On Sale
Nov 7, 2017
Page Count
240 pages
Publisher
SparkNotes
ISBN-13
9781454928058

William Shakespeare

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) wrote 37 plays. King Lear and Macbeth are widely considered his finest and most popular. They are, perhaps, the most frequently produced works on the planet.

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SparkNotes

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SparkNotes is a resource for students and teachers whose mission is to help students “make sense of confusing schoolwork.” It publishes books, blogs, quizzes, and flashcards, and offers multiple ways to study online, on e-readers, and with good old books.

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