In his opening speech Richard states that he is "determined to prove a villain." At first this seemed sort of strange to me and pretty forthright. I thought to myself, did Richard really just announce that he has made a decision to be a villain? But then thinking about it in another sense, Richard's use of the word "determined" can be a bit complicated because it seems to infer two completely different, but possible meanings at the same time. The first meaning being, Richard has decided of his own free will to be a villain. Or the second meaning being, God has predetermined that Richard is going to be a villain and that Richard has no control over it. How we read this can greatly impact how we interpret Richard's character and his motives throughout
