assion for, 428

_Richard II_: the influence of Marlowe, 63 64
published anonymously, 63
the deposition scene, 64
the facts drawn from Holinshed, 64
its revival on the eve of the rising of the Earl of Essex, 175 383
_For_ editions _see_ Section xix. (Bibliography), 301-25

_Richard III_: the influence of Marlowe, 63
materials drawn from Holinshed, 63
Mr. Swinburne's criticism, 63
Burbage's impersonation of the hero, 63
published anonymously, 63
Colley Cibber's adaptation, 335
_For_ editions _see_ Section xix. (Bibliography), 301-25

Richardson, John, one of the sureties for the bond against impediments
respecting Shakespeare's marriage, 20 22

Richmond Palace, performances at, 82 230

Ristori, Madame, 352

Roberts, James, printer, 225 226 303 431

Robinson, Clement, use of the word 'sonnet' by, 427 _n_ 2

Roche, Walter, master of Stratford Grammar School, 13

_Roles_, Shakespeare's: at Greenwich Palace, 43 44 _n_ 1
in _Every Man in his Humour_, 44
in _Sejanus_, 44
the Ghost in _Hamlet_, 44
'played some kingly parts in sport,' 44
Adam in _As You Like It_, 44

Rolfe, Mr. W. J, 325

_Romeo and Juliet_, 54
plot drawn from the Italian, 55
date of composition, 56
first printed, 56
authentic and revised version of 1599, 56
two choruses in the sonnet form, 84
satirical allusion to sonnetteering, 108
_For_ editions _see_ Section xix. (Bibliography), 301-35

_Romeus and Juliet_, Arthur Brooke's, 55 322

Ronsard, plagiarised by English sonnetteers, 102 103 _n_ 3 432 _seq._
by Shakespeare, 111 112 and _n_ 1
his claim for the immortality of verse, 114 and _n_ 1 116 _n_
his sonnets of vituperation, 121
first gave the sonnet a literary vogue in France, 442
and 'La Pleiade,' 442
modern reprint of his works, 445 _n_

Rosalind, played by a boy, 38 _n_ 2

Rosaline, praised for her 'blackness,' 118 119

'Rosalynde, Euphues Golden Legacie,' Lodge's, 209

Rose Theatre, Bankside: erected by Philip Henslowe, 36
opened by Lord Strange's company, 36
the scene of the poet's first successes, 37
performance of _Henry VI_, 56
production of the _Venesyon Comedy_, 69

Rossi, representation of Shakespeare by, 352

Roussillon, Countess of, 163

Rowe, Nicholas, on the parentage of Shakespeare's wife, 18
on Shakespeare's poaching escapade, 27
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