Buckingham’s Desire for Revolution Shakespear wrote many plays during his lifetime, but possibly none as complex and busy as Richard III. It is a complex play where many different characters are portrayed in many different roles. One of those characters is Buckingham, a villain and the right-hand man for Richard for the majority of the play. Over and over again he proved himself to be a rebel in almost every scene he was portrayed in. As a rebel he fought as a revolutionist, desiring change. He would follow through with almost every plan to accomplish his purposes until the killing of the young princes. He decided to rebel again through a revolution exemplifying the definition of a revolutionist rebel.
Early on in the play, we learn of the …show more content…
(example) His expertise in the art of persuasion, as mention earlier, allows him the opportunity to fight and receive a second chance for success. This further proves Buckingham is a rebel of revolution through and through. When the power and wealth promised to him falls through, he flees and decides to once again try to overthrow and change the government for his own desires. Those desires are not made clear, whether they be to strike back at Richard or to overthrow Richard and have a place in the new king's inner circle. Whatever the case, Buckingham not only leaves Richard but decides to fight against him showing that until he gets what he wants, Buckingham will almost always desire to change the circumstances through rebellion in order to better his standing and power. Buckingham’s second form of rebellion is short lived with his capture by Richard’s soldiers. Richard then gives the order to have him executed. (example?) The execution of Buckingham is only a foreshadow of the fate awaiting Richard. Buckingham’s desire for wealth and power are his downfall. If he would have left and removed himself from the country until things settled down, he would have remained alive. His revolutionary rebel characteric would not allow him to flee and take a backside which led to his demise. His defining characteristic led to his own
Early on in the play, we learn of the …show more content…
(example) His expertise in the art of persuasion, as mention earlier, allows him the opportunity to fight and receive a second chance for success. This further proves Buckingham is a rebel of revolution through and through. When the power and wealth promised to him falls through, he flees and decides to once again try to overthrow and change the government for his own desires. Those desires are not made clear, whether they be to strike back at Richard or to overthrow Richard and have a place in the new king's inner circle. Whatever the case, Buckingham not only leaves Richard but decides to fight against him showing that until he gets what he wants, Buckingham will almost always desire to change the circumstances through rebellion in order to better his standing and power. Buckingham’s second form of rebellion is short lived with his capture by Richard’s soldiers. Richard then gives the order to have him executed. (example?) The execution of Buckingham is only a foreshadow of the fate awaiting Richard. Buckingham’s desire for wealth and power are his downfall. If he would have left and removed himself from the country until things settled down, he would have remained alive. His revolutionary rebel characteric would not allow him to flee and take a backside which led to his demise. His defining characteristic led to his own