Richard II (play)
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Richard II was a play by William Shakespeare featuring the eponymous King of England.
Ruler of New Britain Mariah Learman quoted from the play during a broadcast in which she announced her decision to defer the elections, describing its sentiment as being "said in words far more appropriate than I ever could".
Viola considered the choice of Richard II as a point of reference ironic. Major Ferdinand questioned if this was because most people had already forgotten Shakespeare but a young Shakespeare, who had been taken out of time for his own protection, clarified it was because the play was about a ruler who is deposed. Viola cautioned the young Shakespeare that he should not know such information and to keep it to himself even if he did. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Time of the Daleks (audio story)"])
