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    The Richard II
    The Richard II
    The Richard II
    Audiobook3 hours

    The Richard II

    Written by William Shakespeare

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    Richard II by William Shakespeare is the first of eight plays that portray a historically-informed version of the War of the Roses - beginning in about 1365 and ending with Richard III's death in 1485.

    Edited by J. M. Smallheer and John Gonzalez. (Summary by Cori)

    Characters:
    Narration, Keeper, and Lord - read by Annie Coleman
    King Richard II and First Servant - read by Peter Yearsley
    Northumberland and Gaunt - read by Chip
    Bolingbroke - read by Kayvan Sylvan
    Aumerle - read by John Gonzalez
    Henry Percy - read by Michael Sirois
    York - read by Martin Clifton
    Mowbray - read by Mark F. Smith
    Surrey and Willoughby - read by Nikolle Doolin
    Salisbury - read by David Barnes
    Bushy and Carlisle - read by Cecelia Prior
    Bagot, Abbot, Scroop, and Exton - read by Linton
    Green - read by deadwhitemales
    Queen Isabel - read by Joy Chan
    Duchess of York - read by Kristen McQuillin
    Berkeley - read by Rainer
    Ross - read by Mr. Baby Man
    Fitzwater and Groom - read by Sean McKinley
    Marshal - read by Lenny Glionna Jr.
    Captain and First Herald - read by Hugh Mac
    Duchess of Gloucester - read by Gesine
    Lady - read by Maureen S. O'Brien
    Gardener, Second Herald, and Second Servant - read by Kara Shallenberg

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Richard II
    Author

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is the world's greatest ever playwright. Born in 1564, he split his time between Stratford-upon-Avon and London, where he worked as a playwright, poet and actor. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway. Shakespeare died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two, leaving three children—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. The rest is silence.

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    • 4/5
      There is a backdrop to this story that is hardly mentioned in the play (if at all). King Richard's Queen Isabella is aged 7 at the start and 9 at his death. He agreed to the marriage at the insistence of her father King of France when she was 6. Though it appears she bore her responsibilities very well. There is actually much historical complexity in the backdrop of this play which tells the story, not only of the fall of King Richard (the boy king (11) who dies at 29), but of the ascension of King Henry IV after King Richard exiles him, and robs his land upon his father's death. I found the play hard to follow until nearly the end of the play. I think the play has to be read (listened to) at least twice to truly understand.

      The play can be seen as a prelude of King Henry IV (two plays by Shakespeare), King Henry V (one play), King Henry VI (three plays), and King Richard III (one play). These Shakespearean connections as well as the historical significance makes the play worth reading.

      I gave four stars due to the fact due to the historical omissions, and the fact I felt the play was hard to follow. The readers in the adaptation do a good job with the following exception. In the middle parts, the reader read as such different speeds, that I adjusted the speed of the readings periodically to make it more palatable.