Synopsis

Question 1

1,1

Answer 1

King Richard hears Bolingbroke accuse Mowbray of the murder of Gloucester

Question 2

1,2

Answer 2

The Duchess of Gloucester demands revenge for the death of her husband

Question 3

1,3

Answer 3

Bolingbrook and Mowbray prepare to fight but their duel is stopped by the king. Richard pronounces sentences of exile.

Question 4

1,4

Answer 4

Richard hears Bolingbroke has left the kingdom, and Gaunt is sick

Question 5

2,1

Answer 5

Gaunt, dying, laments the state of the nation, Richard seized his estate and departs for ireland, leaving York in charge. Northumberland has news of Bolingbroke

Question 6

2,2

Answer 6

The queen remains in England with Bushy, Bagot and Green. The news is worrying, and York is confused

Question 7

2,3

Answer 7

Bolingbroke travels south, York gives him hospitality

Question 8

2,4

Answer 8

Welsh soldiers desert richard

Question 9

3,1

Answer 9

Bolingbroke executes Bushy and Green

Question 10

3,2

Answer 10

Richard reaches wales, but his followers are defecting

Question 11

3,3

Answer 11

Bolingbroke demands his rights, and Richard surrenders the crown

Question 12

3,4

Answer 12

The queen, walking in the garden, overhears a discussion on the state of the nation

Question 13

4,1

Answer 13

Another dispute: Bolingbroke listens to Bagot and Aumerle. Richard deposed himself. Westminster hatches a plot.

Question 14

5,1

Answer 14

Richard and his queen must part from each other

Question 15

5,2

Answer 15

York describes Bolingbroke’s entry into London and learns of the conspiracy

Question 16

5,3

Answer 16

Aumerle, York, and the Duchess of York visit Bolingbroke

Question 17

5,4

Answer 17

Exton prepares to do the will of Bolingbroke

Question 18

5,5

Answer 18

Richard, alone in prison, is visited- then murdered

Question 19

5,6

Answer 19

Exton produces the body of Richard