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『리처드 2세』는 한국외국어대학교 지식출판콘텐츠원의 셰익스피어 전집 중 14번째 도서로 The Arden Shakespeare: King Richard II(3rd series)의 번역본이다. 셰익스피어의 다른 작품들과는 달리 이 작품은 모든 대사가 운문으로 되어 있으며, 왕과 신하들이 머무는 궁정의 이야기가 주를 이루고 있다.
리처드 2세의 몰락으로 시작하여 헨리 5세의 프랑스 원정 승리로 마무리되는 셰익스피어의 역사극은 왕좌의 영광에 드리운 다의성을 다루고 있다. 이 다의성은 왕의 신성성과 군신 간의 적절한 관계 유지 사이에서 독자적인 성공을 이루기까지 군왕이 겪는 어려움을 함축하고 있다. 그리고 이러한 어려움은 필요에 따라서 취해야 할 것과 버려야 할 것에 대한 선택의 문제와 더불어 군왕의 선택에는 이룰 수 있는 것과 이룰 수 없는 일이 늘 상존한다는 사실을 반영한다. 이 도서는 이러한 선택의 문제를 적절히 해결하여 한계를 극복하는 헨리 5세의 모습과 그렇게 하지 못한 리처드 2세를 대조적으로 제시함으로써 근세 초기에 새롭게 대두된 정치에 대한 담론을 보여준다.

옮긴이의 말 ········································································ 5
등장인물들 ········································································ 10

1막 1장 ········································································ 15
2장 ········································································ 29
3장 ········································································ 34
4장 ········································································ 55

2막 1장 ········································································ 60
2장 ········································································ 80
3장 ········································································ 91
4장 ········································································ 103

3막 1장 ········································································ 105
2장 ········································································ 109
3장 ········································································ 123
4장 ········································································ 137

4막 1장 ········································································ 146

5막 1장 ········································································ 169
2장 ········································································ 177
3장 ········································································ 186
4장 ········································································ 198
5장 ········································································ 200
6장 ········································································ 208

작품해설 ········································································ 212

1막 1장
윈저 성. 리처드 왕, 곤트, 의전관, 귀족들과 시종들 등장.

리처드 왕 덕망 있는 랭커스터 공작, 연로하신 곤트 경,
맹세하고 보장하신 대로 경의 대담한 아들,
헨리 헤리퍼드를 이리 데려와 그가 최근에 노퍽
공작인 토머스 모브레이에 대해 기소한 사건,
바쁜 일정 때문에 과인이 듣지 못했던 그 건에
대해 이곳에서 자세히 밝히도록 하셨습니까?

곤트 그렇게 했습니다, 전하.

리처드 왕 그러면 헨리에게 물어보셨습니까? 이전의
원한 때문에 노퍽 공작을 고소한 것인지, 아니면
신하 된 도리로 바람직하게 그의 반역 행위에 대한
근거를 갖고 고소한 것인지 말입니다.

곤트 그 문제에 대해 자세히 알아본 바로는 모브레이에게서
전하를 향한 어떤 명백한 위협을 감지했기 때문이지
뿌리 깊은 원한 탓은 아니었습니다.
리처드 왕 그럼 그들을 어전으로 불러오시오. (시종들 퇴장)
서로의 얼굴을 마주하고,
성난 표정으로 서로를 바라보게 하며, 들어보겠소.
고소한 자와 고소를 당한 자가 마음껏 말하는 것을.
양쪽 다 당당하고 분노로 가득 차 있으며, 노여움은
바다처럼 귀를 막고 불길처럼 빠르게 타오르겠지.1
볼링브룩과 모브레이, 시종들과 각각 다른 쪽에서 등장.
볼링브룩 자애로운 전하, 가장 경애하는 주군께
행복한 날들이 함께 하기를 바라옵니다!

모브레이 이 땅의 축복을 시샘한 하늘이
전하의 왕관에 천상의 지위를 더할 때까지
날마다 행복이 더해지길 기원합니다!

리처드 왕 두 분께 감사하오. 그러나 누군가는 그저 빈말로
과인을 속이려 할 뿐, 이는 그대들이 여기 온 이유로 인해
분명히 드러날 일이지만, 이렇듯 대역죄로 서로를
고소하고 있으니 말이오. 내 사촌 헤리퍼드,2 어떤 이유로
노포크 공작인 토머스 모브레이를 기소하려는 것인가?