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A 4 page research paper that examines the speech of Richard II and Bolingbroke to determine the character of each man, specifically looking at use of tone, imagery, sentence construction and word use. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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politics and which man will ultimately control England, but rather extends to two basic distinctions within the realm of personality -- the man of action and the man of dreams
-- that is, the difference between the artistic and pragmatic temperaments. Richard is the lawful king and has the demeanor, dignity and stature that befits this station. He is
keenly aware of the splendor of kingship and uses poetic imagery virtually every time he speaks. This artistic temperament is both Richards undoing and his salvation as it allows him
to reconcile himself to his situation. Bolingbroke, on the other hand, is a man of action, pragmatic and more keenly aware of the welfare of the nation than is Richard..
These characteristics are brought out in the speech, or "voice," of each man. For the most part, the tone of Richards speeches tends to be contemplative, to the point of
being morose. For example, on returning home to England from Ireland, Richard is thrilled and expresses his joy, but quickly allows his imagination to run away with him, picturing spiders,
toads and adders as joining forces to frustrate his enemies. "But let thy spiders, that suck up the venom, / And heavy-gated toads lie in their way,/Doing annoyance to
the treacherous feet" (III.2.14-16). Rather than action, Richard offers poetic interpretations of his situation. The tone and imagery of Bolingbrokes speeches are completely different. Where Richard is contemplative, Bolingbroke is
bursting with energy. However, his orientation toward action does not mean that Bolingbrokes speech is devoid of imagery, but rather that it relates to the action of the moment. For
example, in Act I when Bolingbroke makes his first appearance, he immediately accuses Mowbray of treason. Throwing down his glove in challenge, he taunts Mowbray, "If guilty dread have left
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