The Abdication of a King by William Shakespeare

The abdication and surrender of King Richard II to Henry Bolinbroke, with Derek Jacobi as King Richard and John Gielgud as John of Gaunt, Act IV, scene i, in one of the most heart wrenching performances in the Shakespearean canon.

"I'll give my jewels for a set of beads" - Richard II by Derek Jacobi

"Let us tell sad stories of the deaths of ings" - Richard II

"Tell Bolingbroke that every stride he takes upon my land is dangerous treason". - Richard II

KING RICHARD II

Ay, no; no, ay; for I must nothing be;

Therefore no no, for I resign to thee.

Now mark me, how I will undo myself;

I give this heavy weight from off my head

And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,

The pride of kingly sway from out my heart;

With mine own tears I wash away my balm,

With mine own hands I give away my crown,

With mine own tongue deny my sacred state,

With mine own breath release all duty's rites:

All pomp and majesty I do forswear;

My manors, rents, revenues I forego;

My acts, decrees, and statutes I deny:

God pardon all oaths that are broke to me!

God keep all vows unbroke that swear to thee!

Make me, that nothing have, with nothing grieved,

And thou with all pleased, that hast all achieved!

Long mayst thou live in Richard's seat to sit,

And soon lie Richard in an earthly pit!

God save King Harry, unking'd Richard says,

And send him many years of sunshine days!

What more remains?