...Richard the Second 3.2, where King Richard declares "No matter where — of comfort no man speak: / Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs, / Make dust...rainy eyes / Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth. / Let's choose executors and talk of wills:" (144-48). 39. "her brother" (Caroline Hamilton's note)....

...Governor of England during Richard's absence. No matter where - of comfort no man speak. 145 Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs, Make dust...rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth. Let's choose executors and talk of wills. And yet not so - for what can we bequeath Save our deposed...

...pulled a book from the shelf. He smiled. Shakespeare. His eyes scanned a passage from Richard II: "Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs; make dust...rainy eyes, write sorrow on the bosom of the earth." A voice floated out of nowhere. "Is Remus' party too dull for you?" A man, seated coolly in a smoking...

...Where is the Duke of York with his slapshot? RICHARD II No matter where; of comfort no man speak: Let's talk of Graves, of Worms, and Epitaphs, Make Dust...Rainy eyes Write Sorrow on the Bosom of the Earth. Our Rinks, our Lives, and all are Bolingbroke' s, And nothing can we call our own, but Death. For God's...

...Where is the Duke of York with his slapshot? RICHARD II No matter where; of comfort no man speak: Let's talk of Graves, of Worms, and Epitaphs, Make Dust...Rainy eyes Write Sorrow on the Bosom of the Earth. Our Rinks, our Lives, and all are Bolingbroke's, And nothing can we call our own, but Death. For God's...

...like Hamlet, spends his time with his eyes downcast seeking the past which has turned to dust: Let's talk of graves, of worms and epitaphs, Make dust our...rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth. (3.2. 141-3) To summarize then, Hamlet and Richard remain haunting yet exemplary figures, each uncommon...

...first, descending by rank of creditor. A distraught Richard II would suspend such practices: Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs, Make dust...rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth. Let's choose executors and talk of wills; And yet not so, for what can we bequeath Save our deposed...

...historiography. The scene depicts Richard musing on his fate and narrating a version of English history: Let's talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs. Make dust...rainy eyes Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth. Let's choose executioners and talk of wills: And yet not so, for what can we bequeath Save our deposed...

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...II warrants close attention as well; the King's commitment to tragic lyricism is well known: 'Let's talk of graves, of worms and epitaphs, / Make dust...rainy eyes / Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth' (3.2.145-7). Yet the archly theatrical Richard Ill's fear of poetry is often overlooked: 'A bard of...