English Literature A-Level
Kingship, divine right and legitimacy
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The play exposes tensions between legitimacy, power and identity as Richard falls from divine-right king to deposed prisoner.
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- Aspects of tragedy - Set texts: Drama and further texts (AQA A-Level)
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