"Did Richard II Really Break the Mirror on Stage?: A Close-Reading of the Close-Reading Scene" 
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo351/
Author:
	Sae, Kitamura.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2025
Publication Information:
	Shakespeare Quarterly 76, no. 1 (2025): 56–63.
DOI:
	10.1093/sq/quaf010
Annotation:
	Argues that Richard II does not break a mirror onstage during the deposition scene, suggesting that modern productions should abandon this practice and could instead stage Richard weeping. Draws on evidence from early play publications, rejecting eighteenth-century editorial stage directors.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Printing History, Richard II, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Textual and Bibliographical Studies, Theatrical Techniques
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo351