# Bishop of Carlisle — Richard II character guide

> Bishop of Carlisle in Richard II by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carlisle, Carlisle Marry

**First appearance:** 0004-act-i-scene-iii

## Who they are

A loyal bishop who prophesies civil war after Richard's deposition.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/richard_ii_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii)

Advises Richard not to despair and to take action; later reassures him of divine support.

### [Scene III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/richard_ii_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-iii)

Present on the walls with Richard, identified as a clergyman of holy reverence.

### [Scene I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/richard_ii_se/chapters/act-iv-scene-i)

Witnesses the deposition and warns of future woe; later joins the Abbot and Aumerle in plotting against Bolingbroke.

### [Scene VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/richard_ii_se/chapters/act-v-scene-vi)

Brought before Bolingbroke and sentenced to a secret, peaceful life.

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