Part 3 features close-readings of several significant speeches and scenes. We hear from Richard’s opponents and from Richard himself as he narrates his way – dazzlingly – into his new tragic identity.
Speeches and Performers:

John of Gaunt, Act 2, “Methinks I am a prophet …” (Anton Lesser)

Richard II, Act 3, “For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground …” (Keith Hamilton Cobb and Donald Sumpter)

Richard II and Bolingbroke, Act 4, “Give me the crown …” (Danann McAleer)