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''King Richard the Second'' is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377–1399) and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: ''Henry IV, Part 1''; ''Henry IV, Part 2''; and ''Henry V''. It may not have been written as a stand-alone work. Although the First Folio (1623) edition of Shakespeare's works lists the play as a history play, the earlier Quarto edition of 1597 calls it ''The tragedie of King Richard the second''. ==Characters== * King Richard II * John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster – Richard's uncle * Duke of York – Richard's uncle * Duke of Aumerle – York's son * Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk * Queen – Richard's wife (an unnamed composite of his first wife, Anne of Bohemia, and his second, Isabella of Valois, who was still a child at the time of his death) * Duchess of York – York's wife (an unnamed composite of York's first wife, Infanta Isabella of Castile, and his second, Joan Holland) * Duchess of Gloucester – widow of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, uncle to the king ''Rebels'' * Henry Bolingbroke – Duke of Hereford, son of John of Gaunt, later King Henry IV * Earl of Northumberland * Henry 'Hotspur' Percy – Northumberland's son * Lord Ross * Lord Willoughby * Lord Fitzwater * Sir Piers Exton ''Richard's allies'' * Duke of Surrey * Earl of Salisbury * Lord Berkeley * Bushy – favourite of Richard * Bagot – favourite of Richard * Green – favourite of Richard * Bishop of Carlisle * Abbot of Westminster * Sir Stephen Scroop ''Others'' * Lord Marshal (post held in 1399 by Duke of Surrey, though this is not recognised in the play) * Welsh captain * Two heralds * Gardener * Gardener's man * Queen's ladies * Keeper – jailer at Pomfret prison * Groom * Attendants, lords, soldiers, messengers, etc. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard II (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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