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Richard II, Shakespeare Commentary: Excerpt B
Richard II, Shakespeare Commentary: Excerpt B In 1962 J. L. Austin published How to do things with words in which he establishes the notion of “performative utterance” which is the idea that some sentences accomplish something when expressed. This is especially true for Kings whom’s words act as legal decisions. Therefore, analyzing the excerpt we’re given through Austin’s work reveals interesting aspects of Richard II’s authority. Indeed in this passage, taken form Act 1 scene 3, Richard...