Bolingbroke
from Richard II
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
As I was banish'd, I was banish'd Hereford;
But as I come, I come for Lancaster.
And, noble uncle, I beseech your grace
Look on my wrongs with an indifferent eye:
You are my father, for methinks in you
I see old Gaunt alive; O, then, my father,
Will you…
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PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
In public domain.
Author(s)
Character Name
Bolingbroke
Source Title
Richard II
Source Type
Act / Scene
ACT II, scene iii
Setting
Wilds in Gloucestershire
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
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
STANDARD AMERICAN
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