ENLT 220 (ENLT220)

Discussion questions provided by professor. Questions are: 1. Are Hotspur, Worcester, and Northumberland justified in their revolt against Henry IV, or are they simply traitors rebelling against their legitimate king? What crimes has Henry committed against them? How does Shakespeare seem to want us to feel about their plot to divide England into three pieces (3.1)? How does this revolt fit into the scheme of the Tudor Myth? 2. In Act 3, scene 2, King Henry tells his son Hal that he is a disgra...

Questions from professor about Richard II. Questions are: 1. After Richard falls from power, does your attitude toward him change? What does Shakespeare do in Acts 4 and 5 that might make audience members feel differently about Richard than they did when he was king? How do we respond to his disposition toward his imprisonment and the manner of his death? 2. Once Bolingbroke becomes king, is he a better ruler than was Richard? Which of his actions as monarch parallel or contrast with Richard's ...