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Publication Date: 1978
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The Dialectic of Alternatives in Richard II: Irony in III, i.
Cameron, Allen Barry
English Quarterly, v11 n3 p15-24 Fall 1978
The complex irony of Act III, Scene i, of "Richard II" indicates how Shakespeare directs audience response in the play. Understanding this process of directed response--a dialectic of alternatives--illustrates that a meaningful standard of kingship is not provided in the play by either Richard or Bolingbroke. (RL)
Descriptors: Audiences, Characterization, Drama, Irony, Literary Criticism, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
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Language: English
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