Sigmund Freud discusses human nature and how it affects and is affected by civilization. He claims that these forces are opposed to one another because, initially, human nature is what leads to the foundation of civilization, yet that civilization then inevitably attempts to restrain our nature. This ongoing effort to control society’s natural instincts is technically the cause of mankind’s unhappiness within modern society. In Shakespeare's "Richard III", Richard is the epitome of a villainous human being. His baser human instincts (hunger, fear, love, jealousy, greed, and hate) have absolute control of his actions and mindset. His corrupt nature is solely fueled by his self-interest, and it is so severe that it affects (and in
