Richard II (Lecture 2 of 3)

[@edith9212]

starts at 5:30 roughly - for Richard II revision

[@anjumachoudhury5757]

Thank you so much you legend

[@EccentricaGallumbits]

1:10:40 (quoting from Signet) "The first quarto forms the basis of the present edition, except for the abdication scene, which was omitted from the first 3 quartos, and included in the fourth in 1608." (end quote) "This play was published 3 times during Shakespeare's lifetime, but every one of those times they didn't leave in the deposition scene." Bravo, sir. At the length truth will out. And nothing is truer than truth.

[@aleezasarfaraz498]

Thankyou so much for this This lecture is infinitely helpful

[@sheilamillar8071]

This is so brilliant. Thank you thank you.

[@losamantha2380]

Very insightful content! Thank you very much

[@rogerevans9666]

@5:47,,, On hereditary princes and the new princes @26:10 two of the luckiest men who ever lived were Alexander the Great and Frederick the Great since they were military geniuses and and and they were crown princes. Napoleon was a commoner and had to struggle to get to that top position. @57:30 Nietzsche's slave and master morality

[@geolloyd1351]

excellent exegesis thanx

[@frankfeldman6657]

Elizabeth felt/feared that she was Richard II.

[@JingleJangleJam]

A great artist can inspire fear in a Queen better than an opposing standing army.

[@biln2]

15:44 his frankness is refreshing: democracy is an inefficient, unavailing, non sense means of choosing rulers. monarchy has its own problems, but democracy is a time wasting and resource wasting mode of governance. Americans can't figure that out because they're too busy being "proud", which is what any civilization steeped in ignorance must be.

[@benjaminharris7091]

While democracy is inefficient and nonsensical at times, it is certainly better than monarchy. Maybe you should read the history play that the professor is speaking about or even a history book.. Look at the horrible 100 Year’s War, the bloody War of the Roses, the deadly civil war between the Parliament and Charles II. And that’s just Medieval English history! How many people suffered and died for the a monarch’s pride, sense of importance, claims to land, etc? What are you? Putin’s favorite ass kiss? Trump’s errand boy? Or maybe just a cynical idiot.

[@MrGoogster]

Well, the “proud” problem seems to have solved itself…