Oxford School Shakespeare is an acclaimed edition especially designed for students, with accessible on-page notes and explanatory illustrations, clear background information, and rigorous but accessible scholarly credentials. 

Richard II is a popular text for study by secondary students the world over. This edition includes illustrations, preliminary notes, reading lists and classroom notes.

Crisis in the Monarchy
Family tree
Leading Characters in the Play
Synopsis
Richard II: commentary
Authentic?
Shakespeare's Verse
Source, Date and Text
Characters in the Play
Richard II
Shakespeare's Sources
Richard II: three views on the King
Classword and Examinations
Discussion
Character Study
Activities
Context Questions
Comprehenstion and Appreciation Questions
Essays
Projects
Background
Government
Religion
Education
Language
Drama
Theatre
Further Reading
William Shakespeare 1564-1616
List of Shakespeare's Plays

William Shakespeare