{"product_id":"9780141396644-richard-ii","title":"Richard II","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBanishing his cousin, Bolingbroke, King Richard II prevents a dispute from turning bloody. But Richard is an arrogant and despotic ruler, prone to tyranny and vanity, who listens only to his flatterers. As favour turns against him and Bolingbroke returns to reclaim his land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Not all the water in the rough rude sea \u003cbr\u003eCan wash the balm off from an anointed king'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard, a vain, despotic ruler, listens only to his flatterers. When his cousin Bolingbroke, previously banished, returns to seize the crown, Richard discovers that the throne given to him by God can be taken from him by men. Depicting a tortured and morally ambivalent soul wearing the 'hollow crown', whose illusions are brutally shattered, this tragic history play unravels the idea of kingship. It is also a work of epic lyricism, filled with some of Shakespeare's most intoxicating poetry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsed and Recommended by the National Theatre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Editor Stanley Wells\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Stanley Wells \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Paul Edmondson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943088631905,"sku":"9780141396644","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32375147.jpg?v=1737203263","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141396644-richard-ii","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}