Question

In The King’s Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz (“kan-TOR-oh-witz”) argues that the shattering of a mirror in this play represents the demise of the protagonist’s “body politic.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Shakespeare play about a 14th-century king that is followed by the two Henry IV plays and Henry V in a tetralogy.
ANSWER: Richard II [or The Life and Death of King Richard the Second]
[10m] Richard’s demise is hastened when he ignores the advice of this character. This man’s deathbed speech calls England “this royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle.”
ANSWER: John of Gaunt [or John of Gaunt; or Duke of Lancaster]
[10h] Richard talks about the inevitable demise of monarchs in a speech in which he says “For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground and” perform this action. You can give the exact eight-word phrase, or just the first three words.
ANSWER: tell sad stories [or tell sad stories of the death of kings]

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3Total
Chicago AHarvard A1010020
Chicago BUC Berkeley A0000
Claremont ANYU A100010
Columbia BFlorida A100010
Cornell AJohns Hopkins A1010020
Florida BChicago C0000
Indiana APurdue A100010
MIT ADuke A010010
Maryland AMinnesota A0000
Michigan APenn State A0000
North Carolina AImperial A100010
Northwestern AMinnesota B100010
Ohio State AMcGill A0000
Penn AVanderbilt A0000
Rutgers AHouston A100010
Stanford ABrown A1010020
Texas AYale A010010
UC Berkeley BRutgers B010010
Virginia AIowa State A100010
WUSTL AToronto A1010020
WUSTL BColumbia A0000
Yale BSouth Carolina A0000