Richard III of England

strike thee dead.” referring to mythological creatures whose glances were deadly. As Richard realizes that his current approach of wooing Lady Anne had failed remarkably, he decides to advance his plan by taking over Lady Anne’s vulnerability by placing the blame for the deaths on her beauty so that she could see Richard’s actions as a boyish act performed solely based on one’s mind when they are in love. Richard opens his speech with “I would they were, that I might die at once” where in this…

Shakespeare’s Richard III, two important themes that take place in the play are power and manipulation. When humans get too greedy and ambitious, they become cold-hearted and inhuman. In this play, the main character, Richard, is craving for power; his need of power made him do anything to pursuit his goals and desires. Moreover, in order to gain the power he wants, Richard is constantly manipulating characters around him to fulfill his dream of becoming a king. In the beginning of the play,…

characterization of Richard III, as well as what this particular excerpt adds to the overall piece. Throughout Richard III, Richard is depicted as a ruthless, self-serving villain. However, this scene reveals his complex relationship with himself, which consists both of self-love and self-loathing. To a certain degree, Richard even shows remorse in this scene. In revealing Richard’s internal conflict, Shakespeare adds depth to his character and encourages pity for Richard in the reader. When…

two spectrum of main characters one being that Richard III is also the antagonist of the story, as he is the one doing most of the betrayal. While on the other hand Othello was never a bad guy just a man that was caught between loyalty between his own wife and a man he himself trust his life with being Iago. ”To entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determinèd to prove a villain” (1.1.29-30) From the beginning of Richard III we know that Richard wants to be a villain by deceiving the…

Hamlet There are multiple editions of Hamlet that have been published since Shakespeare’s time. The three main editions are known as the Quartos (one and two) and the First Folio. Because of this, the contents of Hamlet may vary from edition to edition. This was something that surprised me when I first found out about it, so when I looked up two online editions I wanted them to be completely different so I could see how the text had been changed. Folger Digital Texts had a clear and…

Literary Strategies that Revealed the Purpose of Clarence’s Speech William Shakespeare’s play, Richard III, is an example of literature where different writing styles and forms of rhetoric told tell a story with many meanings. The play involved numerous characters with their own speeches, that all had different purposes. Shakespeare utilized various literary strategies that allowed the speaker to convey the meaning of their own speech. The most effective strategies used by Clarence, in his…

There are many significant elements in film that one may overlook. Funnel: Released in 2009, the the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Hamlet, staring David Tennant, is film stays true to the plot, all while having a modernistic twist. In an uncommon way to view the film, a stylistic choice was made to illustrate madness and create a viewpoint for the film, all by implementing cameras into the film. Whether security cameras or personal ones, director Gregory Doran finds creative ways in…

In the play “Richard the Third”, Richard, the Duke of Gloucester is clearly identified as malicious as he rises to power to king through corruption. One of the members of the Lancaster royal family, Richmond, on the other hand fights for justice in England. Richard and Richmond’s speeches addressed to their respective troops before the battle illustrates distinctive qualities of their personality. Through their diction, the characters true colors as well as their motives are revealed as.…

Hamlet the Play versus Hamlet the Movie The movie Hamlet and the play have many noticeable differences. The Hamlet starring Mel Gibson added and cut scenes and lines from the play. The director most likely did this so that viewers could understand Hamlet better. Overall, the movie kept main themes and the plot however multiple noticeable changes were made. The differences start immediately, the play begins with Horatio and the guards waiting outside of the castle for the ghost to arrive.…

societal paradigms that transcend in time. Within William Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Richard III” (1591), Shakespeare’s depiction of the Machiavellian political endeavour regarding Richard’s personal ambition in the pursuit of authority as a product of his deformed vessel of his corporeality, reflects upon the prevalent deterministic worldview during Elizabethan era. Simultaneously, in the docudrama “Looking For Richard”, Al Pacino enhances the detriments of the human frailty and intersection…