Who Is Richard III Good Or Evil

Richard the III was without a doubt one of the most controversial kings in the history of England. During his plot to sit on the throne he managed to remove anyone that stood in his way and opposed a threat to him including the accused murder of 2 princes in a tower. In his book, Shakespeare clearly made him as an image of pure evil and of selfishness. Although written as pure evil, Richard might have not been as bad as Shakespeare portrayed. William Shakespeare was writing for the Tudors which in fact hated the York’s. It is not unlikely that what William Shakespeare wrote could have involved a conflict of interest. But Shakespeare certainly played a major role to the legend of Richard III. According to Shakespeare, Richard hired 2 professional murderers to kill his Richards’s brother Clarence. This is done by drowning Clarence in wine after stabbing him. Although there is no …show more content…
Near the white tower a box filled with a box which contains the remains of 2 skeletons was found and was assumed to be the 2 princes. After examination it was proven that it was correct but other further examinations have been rejected. Until now the mystery has not been solved although research has narrowed it down to 4 suspects. Those are: Richard, Henry Tudor, Buckingham, and Sir James Tyrell. Each one have their own certain motives except for Sir James Tyrell who confessed that he was following the order of Richard to murder the princes. Buckingham on the other hand became a suspect because of a manuscript that says he was involved in the murder. Richard III escorted both Richard of Shrewsbury and Edward V to the tower of London. Richard III was the last one to see them so it is not unlikely that he became a suspect. Since there is no proof yet it cannot be determined whether Richard murdered the prince or not. However what can be said is that the murder certainly gave Richard an upper