Richard II : Summary

Generally it's agreed that if a lot of people die, it's a tragedy, and if a lot of people get married, it's a comedy. This doesn't really take the histories into account, where a lot of people die just because that's what tends to happen in history. But, just for the sake of numbers, let's take a look:

Finally, for those of you too busy to trudge through all five acts, here is my handy-dandy one-page summary of the entire play:

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