Richard II, Act I, scene i
Richard II, Act I, scene i
The image above breaks the challengers apart, not just because Richard intervenes between them but because the legal authorities in front dominate the space. A closer look at the two who are throwing down the gage in this image shows dramatically how separated they are. In the image below, all the major participants are tightly concentrated together, and the only obeisance going on is Mowbray kneeling to take up the gage. A detailed look at that section of the image reveals clearly how closely Richard in implicated in the exchange.
