Richard III of England

King Richard II’s Underserved Loyalty by the Commoners Wat Tyler’s Rebellion was written after 1381 by an anonymous author to persuade the readers that King Richard II did not deserve the loyalty and devotion put forth by the commons. The author provides the reader with a chronicle of the peasant’s revolt in which he presents the commons’ reasons for revolting and how the King reacts to each interaction with the commons. The peasants are portrayed as justified in their actions, while the King…

In act four, scene one of Shakespeare’s Richard II, Richard’s lengthy monologues as Henry Bolingbroke attempts to get him to revoke the thrown serve as a metaphor for the entire play. Lines 194 to 214, specifically, after Bolingbroke asks King Richard if he is “contented to resign the crown?” capture the complicated the relationship between the two men and the crown (4.1.193). Richard’s willingness to step down from the thrown is debatable through his reaction to Bolingbroke’s question.…

W.W. Jacobs Biography and Short Story Connections ‘’The Monkey’s Paw’’ starts out in a rural part of England, on a ‘’stormy night’’ (1). The White family is waiting for Sergeant Charles Morris, friend of Father. When considering the current weather, the Whites begin to think he will not show. After a while, he finally arrives. The Whites and Morris share some drinks and laughs. Morris begins to tell stories of his travels, including the story of the Monkey’s paw. This discussion heats up very…

To sign, or not to sign. That is the question that hangs so urgently over the wavering title character of “King Charles III,” Mike Bartlett’s flat-out brilliant portrait of a monarchy in crisis, which blazed open on Sunday night at the Music Box Theater. Any echoes you may infer regarding a certain Danish prince are entirely appropriate to this dazzlingly presumptuous drama, set in and around Buckingham Palace in a highly foreseeable future. True, as a product of the 20th century, the newly…

of the notorious King Richard III. King Richard III was one of the most striking kings of England; he led a life in need of power and dominance, speckled with murder and secrecy. Richard was born in England in 1452 and was notoriously known for ruling England for two chaotic years between 1483 and 1485. Seizing power at the mere age of 12, young Richard III was destined for sovereignty, following in the footsteps of his father and brothers. But greed and malice governed Richard. It was the…

This quote was taken from the play Henry IV in which Warwick states that he believes that the War of the Roses will be a deadly civil war between to English families of nobility. The term “War of the Roses” refers to the civil war conflicts in England that lasted from 1455-1487. The 30 years of war that took place were more destructive than the 100 years’ war that had just been resolved. Instead of the battles being between the French and English, this war was a Civil war between the nobility of…

The definition of a character that is masterless in Shakespeare’s Richard III is someone who lacks a role of the great chain of power descending from God. By this definition, power, then, must fall from God. Therefore, anyone who believes power flows from man is automatically masterless. Using this argument, Richard is masterless from his opening soliloquy to his death. This fact also helps justify Richmond claim to the throne. Richmond becoming king restores the great chain. This is also…

get your way? If so, you would fit in with the royal family of England in the late 1400s. The Princes in the Tower were born in 1470 and 1473. Their names were Edward, Prince of Wales and Richard, Duke of York. Though their lives were cut short and they were never crowned, the mystery surrounding their deaths is still well-known today. Two theories that proposed to solve the mystery behind the Princes in the Tower are that King Richard III had them murdered or he was framed. Because the princes…

succession and parliaments role in government forever. England was notorious for constantly being in a war with France from the 1300s. Before the Hundred Years War, England was involved in war with Scotland (Mortimer, 2009). Scotland and England have constantly been at war with each other. Scotland called for France’s aid and commenced an alliance with France. Although his grandfather already claimed the throne of France, Edward III…

production of Richard III because you’re going to want to get comfortable through the three-hour long performance! Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is determined to gain the crown of England from his brother, King Edward IV. He woos the widow, Lady Anne Neville at the funeral of her father-in-law, King Henry VI and marries him. In the meantime, Richard organizes the murder of his brother George, Duke of Clarence, whom he has had imprisoned in the Tower in London. The king, Edward IV is sick and…