“Arm, arm, my name!”

Such stuff as kings are made of

l“Arm, arm, my name!” – an “unhappy” speech act? Misaddressed or simply void?

lThe speech acts that create some men as kings: divine speech act (“election”) or human mistake?

lThe power of royal speech, once deserted by its borrowed troops: kingly language in the pure state?

lPoetry or insanity? (“counsel is but vain”)

lNearness to death (as if Richard must be either immortal or a dead letter)