On his deathbed, this character offers harsh advice to the king, who ignores him and seizes his land, sparking a revolt by this man's son, Henry Bolingbroke.
This character tells his son "all places that the eye of heaven visits are to a wise man ports and happy havens," concluding "there is no virtue like necessity." When asked to avenge his brother's death, this character demurs, saying that "God's is the quarrel" and "let heaven revenge." One of this character's speeches laments how his country is "leas'd out ... like to a tenement or pelting farm." That speech consists largely of a list of flowery descriptions, like "precious (*) stone set in the silver sea," "demi-paradise," "seat of Mars," and "sceptred isle," and is a paean to England. On his deathbed, this character offers harsh advice to the king, who ignores him and seizes his land, sparking a revolt by this man's son, Henry Bolingbroke. For 10 points, name this character from Richard II, based on a historical Duke of Lancaster who was Edward the Black Prince's younger brother.
This character tells his son "all places that the eye of heaven visits are to a wise man ports and happy havens," concluding "there is no virtue like necessity."
John of Gaunt [accept either underlined name; accept Duke of Lancaster before mentioned]