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Richard 2 Essay

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In reviewing the play “Richard II” written by William Shakespeare, I chose to discuss question number 3, which was the deposition scene is one of the play’s most powerful events. The deposition scene was one of the plays most powerful events because King Richard felt like or compared being betrayed by his men as Judas betrayed Jesus Christ (Bevington, 2014). I felt this scene of the play was powerful due to King Richard comparing himself to Jesus, which I felt like he was saying he was just as powerful as Jesus, but to his surprise, none of his men was on his side. King Richard says “So Judas did to Christ, but he, in twelve, found truth in all but one; I, in twelve thousand, none” (Act 4 Scene 1 Lines 171-172). The mirror scene was very

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