Act 1, scene 2 Richard woos Lady Anne over the corpse of King Henry VI, Anne’s father-in-law, whom Richard murdered.Richard, once again alone onstage, outlines his plan to have Clarence killed and to marry Lady Anne. After Clarence is led off toward prison, Richard greets Hastings, who tells him that King Edward is very ill. He then pretends to console Clarence, the first victim of this villainy. Act 1, scene 1 Richard, alone onstage, reveals his intention to play the villain.His marriage to Elizabeth of York ends the Wars of the Roses and starts the Tudor dynasty. When their armies meet, Richard is defeated and killed. Rebellious nobles rally to Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. He also disposes of Anne, his wife, in order to court his niece, Elizabeth of York. Richard then stages events that yield him the crown.After Richard’s coronation, he has the boys secretly killed. Richard houses the Prince and his younger brother in the Tower. Meanwhile, Richard succeeds in marrying Lady Anne, even though he killed her father-in-law, Henry VI, and her husband.When the ailing King Edward dies, Prince Edward, the older of his two young sons, is next in line for the throne. He manipulates Edward into imprisoning their brother, Clarence, and then has Clarence murdered in the Tower. Richard is eager to clear his way to the crown. Entire Play As Richard III opens, Richard is Duke of Gloucester and his brother, Edward IV, is king.From his wooing of Anne to the continued execution of his apparent enemies, there is little sympathy for this bunch-back’d toad. The Elizabethan audience would already have been biased against Richard, and modern audiences probably do not feel empathy for him either. The Tragedy of Richard the Third presents the tale of a Machiavellian: Richard the Third, the archetypal villain. Richardson is still trying to teach English The Complete Much Ado About Nothing, 2013ĭonald J. The Complete Midsummer Night’s Dream, 2013 The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.
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