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Interview with Mark Rylance
How would you describe Richard's journey throughout the play? Answer
What can we learn from Richard's apparent whimsicality, especially in the scene when he halts the trial by combat between Mowbray and Bolingbroke? Does he have a taste for kingship? Answer
Does Richard ever come to terms with the fact he has been deposed? Answer
How have you interpreted Richard's belief that though Bolingbroke may take the crown, he cannot take the cares proper to the King? Answer
What does Richard learn during the course of the tragedy? Answer
How did you approach the verse of Richard II? Answer
Rhyming couplets appear with some frequency in Richard II. Can you describe the discoveries that you made about this form? Answer
How important do you think the concept of suspense is to Shakespeare's language? Answer