"Parasites and Noise-Cancelling Politics in Shakespeare's Second History Tetralogy" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo906/ Author: Kim, Jaecheol. Type: Journal Article Year: 2025 Publication Information: Parergon 42, no. 1 (2025): 87–108. Annotation: Argues that in Richard II, 1 & 2 Henry IV, and Henry V, Shakespeare presents a paradoxical understanding of noise and parasites, where rumours need to be quelled by the "sovereign power," but that power itself is also parasitical. English summary, 87. Language: English Keywords: biopolitics Tags: 1 & 2 Henry IV, Henry V, Richard II, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Winter 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo906