Names count when bloodlines decide the fate of a nation. In this Richard II Character Matching Quiz you must match each noble to their own fate in the play. Test your knowledge of the main players in the questions below.
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Richard II Character Matching Quiz Questions
- Who is the rightful king of England at the start of the play?
- Who is Richard’s cousin and eventual usurper?
- Who is accused of murdering the Duke of Gloucester?
- Who is Bolingbroke’s father?
- Who delivers the famous “This England” speech?
- Who is Richard’s uncle who initially supports him but later sides with Bolingbroke?
- Who is York’s son?
- Who is Richard’s Queen?
- Who is banished alongside Bolingbroke in Act 1?
- Who serves as one of Richard’s flatterers?
- Who is another of Richard’s sycophantic courtiers?
- Who delivers prophetic warnings against deposing a king?
- Who brings Bolingbroke news of Richard’s misrule?
- Who executes Bushy and Green under Bolingbroke’s orders?
- Who tries to mediate between Bolingbroke and Richard?
- Who represents loyalty and moral conscience in the play?
- Who becomes King Henry IV?
- Who is imprisoned in Pomfret Castle?
- Who murders Richard II?
- Who misinterprets Henry’s words as an order to kill Richard?
- Who feels guilt after Richard’s death and vows penance?
- Who is the Duchess of York’s son?
- Who pleads for Aumerle’s pardon before the new king?
- Who is praised for his loyalty to the deposed Richard?
- Who is Richard’s cousin that initially stays loyal but later changes sides?
- Who warns that England will suffer civil war after Richard’s fall?
- Who embodies chivalric honor but falls victim to exile?
- Who is the elderly noble symbolizing patriotism and moral decline?
- Who represents political opportunism and ambition?
- Who represents divine kingship and spiritual identity?