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Shakespeare's Richard II (1978 TV) Act 2, scene 1( (part 1)

Last words of John of Gaunt (John Gielgud) and advice to foolhardy King Richard (Derek Jacobi). We get to hear Sir John Gielgud recite these famous Shakespearean lines: "This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise.." "The Tragedy of King Richard II" by William Shakespeare. Act 2, scene 1, lines 1-186 (Arden edition) go here to view the rest of this scene, and the next scene too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6yP2Qk_DdM John Gielgud ... John of Gaunt Charles Gray ... Duke of York Derek Jacobi ... Richard II Janet Maw ... Queen David Swift ... Duke of Northumberland Director: David Giles

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