Elaborated note: True hope is swift

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Richard III

Elaborated note: True hope is swift

Please describe the quote in Act 5 Scene II:True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings. Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.

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Asked by Lionel Y #446825 on 5/26/2015 9:05 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 5/26/2015 2:50 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 5/26/2015 2:50 PM

Richmond says that, "True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings. Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings." Basically he means that when the cause is just and good, hope can work quickly and do miraculous things like turn Kings into gods.

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