King Richard II
from Richard II
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
No matter where; of comfort no man speak:
Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;
Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes
Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth,
Let's choose executors and talk of wills:
And yet not so, for what can we bequeath
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
Public Domain
Author(s)
Character Name
King Richard II
Source Title
Richard II
Source Type
Act / Scene
ACT III, scene 2
Setting
The Coast of Wales, a caslte in view
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
20s - LATE
30s - EARLY
30s - LATE
40s - EARLY
40s - LATE
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
STANDARD AMERICAN
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