The executions at Bristol are the start of a new order as the usurper takes control. This Richard II Act 3 Scene 1 Quiz will challenge your knowledge of the accusations against the king’s favourites Bushy and Green. Right now the old court is being cleaned out.
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Richard II Act 3 Scene 1 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 3 Scene 1 take place?
- Who has been captured at the start of the scene?
- Who orders the execution of Bushy and Green?
- Why does Bolingbroke execute Bushy and Green?
- What crime does Bolingbroke accuse Bushy and Green of committing against the King?
- How does Bushy defend himself?
- What tone does Bolingbroke use when addressing Bushy and Green?
- Where is Richard during this scene?
- Who does Bolingbroke plan to meet after the executions?
- What theme is reinforced through Bolingbroke’s actions?
- Which character expresses concern about Richard’s fate?
- What does Bolingbroke hope to achieve by removing Bushy and Green?
- How does Northumberland describe Richard’s rule?
- What does the execution of Bushy and Green symbolize?
- What emotion dominates this scene?
- Which noble is sent to meet Richard in Wales?
- What does Bolingbroke say he wants rather than the crown?
- What does Northumberland suggest about Bolingbroke’s ambitions?
- How does Shakespeare contrast Bolingbroke and Richard in this scene?
- What does Bolingbroke’s speech reveal about his leadership?
- What word best describes Bushy and Green’s downfall?
- What imagery does Shakespeare use to depict the fall of Bushy and Green?
- What moral lesson is suggested by this scene?
- What does Bolingbroke’s behavior foreshadow?
- How does Bolingbroke treat the captives before their execution?
- Who exits with Bolingbroke at the end of the scene?
- What tone dominates the end of the scene?
- What literary device dominates Bolingbroke’s condemnation speeches?
- What central theme does this scene continue to develop?
- “I will undo myself.”