Richard III
An analysis of the play by William Shakespeare How did Shakespeare portray Richard the Third in the play of the same name? Shakespeare, in the play, portrayed Richard as the Tudor house saw him - evil and manipulative. It is no wonder that he appears so cruel and heartless in this performance, the basis on which the play is written - the Tudor Chronicles - were written by Richards enemies. These were the only ‘reliable’ sources of that time period, yet many of the ‘facts’ in the play can be shown to be false by eye witness accounts. However, the question does ask how Shakespeare himself portrayed the unfortunate King of England, so it can only be assumed that play shows Richard as a villain. In the opening scene, the actor playing the character of Richard, the Duke of Gloucester at that point begins with a soliloquy in which he explains his motives behind his current and future actions. He is, by his own definition, “rudely stampt” (Line 16 Act 1, Scene 1) and “not shaped for sporting tricks”(Line 14, Act 1, Scene 1), and therefore, he is “determined to prove myself a villain”(Line 30, Act 1, Scene 1). He bases all his further acts of evil on his belief that God has forsaken him, and so he shall in tu
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Duke Gloucester, Edward IV, Ill Line, Lady Anne, King Henry, Tower London, Tyrell Act, London Act, Lord Chamberlain, Tudor Chronicles, act 1, 1 scene, act 1 scene, 1 scene 1, scene 1, 1 scene 2, scene 2, scene 4, richard iii, actor playing, duke gloucester, 3 scene 4, richard duke, lady anne, richard duke gloucester,
Approximate Word count = 1467
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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