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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Richard described to Bolingbroke after the initial meeting in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. What is the final line in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What does Richard give Bolingbroke during the first meeting since the beginning of the play?

4. What does Bolingbroke question of Bagot when they arrive in London?

5. Who is arrested in Act 4, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The previous question deals with tracking the audiences' distrust with Richard. However, the play is written so you lose trust for Richard but then begin to sympathize with him again. How does this begin to happen? By the end of the play, what emotions were associated with Richard? What was more profound, your dislike of him in the beginning or your regret for his loss at the end?

Essay Topic 2

The concept of "family" seemed more important to some characters than to others. Describe to whom family was and wasn't important. What were the priorities for the people who found other things to be more important than family?

Essay Topic 3

It is probably most peoples' answer that Bolingbroke would make a better king than Richard when it comes to real life. However, Richard certainly fills the shoes of a king's character better. In other words, his character did a better job of "being a king" on stage. Discuss this difference and what Shakespeare might have meant including it with the play.

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