View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the last character to speak in Act 5, Scene 2?

2. Where is the prison in Act 5, Scene 5?

3. Who does Bolingbroke question the status of in Act 5, Scene 3?

4. Who enters the prison saying "Hail, royal prince"?

5. What does Richard warn the third speaker of Act 5, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard and Bolingbroke exuded an "opposite parallelism" throughout the entire play. When Richard was powerful, Bolingbroke was not, and vice versa. The degrees of this parallelism seemed to correlate with one another throughout the story as well. Discuss this connection using examples from the play and what it meant for the story.

Essay Topic 2

Did Bolingbroke want Richard to be killed? Discuss whether or not you believe Exton, that he wanted Richard executed, and what that changes about Bolingbroke's surface layer of nobility.

Essay Topic 3

The play has been discussed as both a historical and tragic drama. In your opinion, which genre's elements were more relevant by the end of the play?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 215 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample