The book Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second was written by author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Here you can read free online of Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Richard the Second a good or bad book?
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v. 3. 11 : " Shall we clap into 't roundly, without hawking or spitting or saying we are hoarse?" The adjective round is similarly used ; as in Hen, V, iv. 1. 216: "Your reproof is some- thing too round ; " T, N, ii. 3. 102 : " I must be round with you." 123. Unreverent, Irreverent, disrespectful. Theobald substi- tuted unreverend. S. uses the two words indiscriminately. 125. For that. Because. See on i. 3. 129 and i. 4. 12 above. 1 26. Like the pelican. Alluding to the fable that the young of ...the pelican were fed with blood from its own breast. Cf. Ham, iv. 5. 146: — 44 And like the kind life-rendering pelican, Repast them with my blood." See also Lear, iii. 4. 77. 127. Hast thou tapped out. By shedding the Duke of Gloster's blood. 129. Whom fair befall. To whom may it happen auspiciously ! Cf. Rich, III, i. 3. 282: "Now fair befall thee and thy noble house ! " See also Id, iii. 5. 47, T, of 5. v. 2. in, Z. Z. Z. ii. 1. 124. 131. Respect' st not, Heedest not, carest not for. Ci.T,G,ofV, v.
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