Richard II · Character
Gardener
Royal gardener who compares the kingdom to an untended garden.
minor
Also known as Gardener
First appearance: Scene IV
Gardener's tie to King Richard II is one of the pressures that moves Richard II—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Uses the garden as a metaphor for the kingdom, revealing Richard's downfall and Bolingbroke's rise.
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With King Richard II (social): The Gardener comments on Richard's downfall, representing the common people's perspective on his rule. With King Richard II (social): The Gardener comments on Richard's downfall,…
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- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Family and Captors
- Prophet and Mourners
- Protagonist
- Loyalists and Exiles
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- Aftermath
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it marks the irreversible point of no return where Bolingbroke publi…
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social · ambivalent
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- King Richard II
social · ambivalent
The Gardener comments on Richard's downfall, representing the common people's perspective… How this plays out →
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See Gardener in Scene IV