He is successful in changing the way that the audience viewed him prior to watching the play (as a conniving monster) and creating a new image for himself; as a clever and impressive accomplice. Richard creates a trust with the audience through sympathy, admiration and sharing his vulnerable inner thoughts with them, and the irony is that in many ways he is manipulating them the most. Although Richard III is a real historical figure and has a reputation for manipulated people in his real life, the manipulations of the character of Richard III are fictional and written at the hands of Shakespeare himself. This could lead one to think about how much of Richard’s manipulative personality is imagination, and how much is inspiration from his creator, William Shakespeare. Perhaps Richard wasn’t manipulative at all and we as Shakespeare’s readers and admirers are the audience being ones being duped most of
He is successful in changing the way that the audience viewed him prior to watching the play (as a conniving monster) and creating a new image for himself; as a clever and impressive accomplice. Richard creates a trust with the audience through sympathy, admiration and sharing his vulnerable inner thoughts with them, and the irony is that in many ways he is manipulating them the most. Although Richard III is a real historical figure and has a reputation for manipulated people in his real life, the manipulations of the character of Richard III are fictional and written at the hands of Shakespeare himself. This could lead one to think about how much of Richard’s manipulative personality is imagination, and how much is inspiration from his creator, William Shakespeare. Perhaps Richard wasn’t manipulative at all and we as Shakespeare’s readers and admirers are the audience being ones being duped most of