Premieres on great performances on pbs september 20. Richard ii, henry iv, part 1, henry iv, part 2 and henry v, starring ben whishaw, jeremy irons and tom hiddleston. The first episode, richard ii, was nominated for the best single drama at the baftas. Scales on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Director rupert goold and his design team create a painterly and poetic film and ben whishaw is terrific as a soft, selfaborbed and weak but still likeable king. The hollow crown subtitles episode list and air dates. Check out these two checklists and decide for yourself. The two largest north american theater festivalsosf in ashland, oregon and the stratford festival in canadahave averaged around one production every decade, significantly less than henry v and richard iii, the two most common. Images of crowns and thrones abound in richard ii and henry vi, part iii but by the end of shakespeares great history cycle, dynastic struggle. The hollow crown is bbcs magnificent filming of the shakespeares second henriad richard ii with henry ivs rise to power, henry iv, parts i and ii, and henry v. Download richard ii study guide subscribe now the hollow crown magills quotations in context. The hollow crown is one of those books thats been sitting on my shelf for years until i was ready for it. Ben whishaw stars as the titular richard ii of england. Related questions and answers for quotes in richard ii. This is the hollow crown richard ii bbc by baylor shakespeare on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The incompetent richard ii is deposed by henry bolingbroke and undergoes a crisis of identity once he is no longer king. Richard prepares his troops for battle the wars of the roses, richard iii. Shakespeare miniseries the hollow crown is getting a.
The hollow crown deftly demonstrates that even the bards most obscure work can be sumptuous appointment viewing saving benedict cumberbatchs riveting incarnation of richard. Characters in contention for leading role in theatre shakespeare tribute. The very beadsmen learn to bend their bows of doublefatal yew against thy state. The hollow crown s01 ep01 richard ii part 02 hd watch.
However, historical plays like this are simply timeless. For within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king keeps death his court, and there the antic sits. For within the hollow crown that rounds the mortal temples of a king. Executive producer sam mendes brings together an allstar cast for this epic and definitive adaption of william shakespeares most celebrated history plays.
Download the hollow crown subtitles in english and other. The hollow crown brings together four filmed adaptations of shakespeares history plays richard ii, henry iv parts 1 and 2, and henry v. Richard iii and richmond rally their troops for battle the hollow crown. The wars of the roses concludes this weekend with richard iii.
Now, the time had come and i was pleased to find a book that was actually in favor of richard ii. Richard ii is a 2012 british television film based on william shakespeares play of the same name. The wars of the roses came to television screens several years after the original series aired. Shakespeare uncovered also bbc2, which examined the play through the prism of history, using excerpts from several tv adaptations, including the new one. King richard ii too well, too well thou tellst a tale so ill. Aug 11, 2015 download richard ii the hollow crown as hd movie on itunes. Rent the hollow crown 20 on dvd and bluray netflix. Theres some niceinteresting stuff in richard ii, although the two knights at the start look like they are wearing late 15th century stuff with th century helms, which i found a bit jarring.
Henry v, act i, scene 1 and epilogue writing prompt. John of gaunt chastises king richard the hollow crown. I believe the first three of these have only been filmed in the old 1970s bbc series of shakespeares complete works, and although the old series was at its best with its version. Henry iv, part 1, act ii, scene, iv hal and falstaff at the tavern. Starting in the year 99, this continuous story of monarchy follows events during sixteen years of dynastic and political power play. Yea, distaffwomen manage rusty bills against thy seat. With richard iii, laurence olivieras director, producer, and startransfigures shakespeares great historical drama into a mesmerizing vision of machiavellian villainy. Season 44 episode 8 richard iii is the third of three parts in the hollow crown. Richard ii bbc2, saturday the first of four new productions of shakespeares history plays came derek jacobi on richard ii. Richard ii is the first of four shakespeare history plays comprising the hollow crown airing on pbs stations this fall. Shakespeares richard ii and 1 henry iv and what the results would be if the characters were. Richard ii richard ii, the first of the four history plays that make up shakespeares henriad is given a gorgeous, sumptuous treatment in the bbc hollow crown series. In this scene from the shakespeare history play, king richard ben whishaw relinquishes the crown to henry bolingbroke rory kinnear. Act iv, scene v the scene in which hal takes his fathers crown.
The hollow crown is a series of british television film adaptations of william shakespeares. Richard ii was directed by rupert goold, who adapted the screenplay with ben power. Edward iii and henry v, the great warriors, richard ii and henry vi, tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use their power, and richard iii, the demon king. Richard ii ben whishaw reluctantly relinquishes the crown to bolingbroke rory kinnear in richard ii.
Performing kingship in richard ii and henry iv part one masters thesis, duquesne. This paper examines the parallels and connections between richard ii and prince hal in shakespearesrichard ii and 1 henry iv and what the. Richard ii straddles two different literary genres. The hollow crown is a series of british television film adaptations of william shakespeares history plays the first cycle is an adaptation of shakespeares second historical tetralogy, the henriad. Oliviers performance, viewed as the greatest of his career, charges richard with magnetic malevolence as he steals his brother edwards crown through a murderous set. The extraordinary events the black death that destroyed a third of the population. Rent the hollow crown 20 starring tom hiddleston and ben wishaw on dvd and bluray. Olivier award winners rupert goold, richard eyre and thea sharrock directed the.