Richard III

In Richard III, Anne is a fierce competitor to Richard as she grieves for her fallen father-in-law and husband. Richard’s excellent ability to skew situations and entice others helps him successfully woo Anne over, even in the wake of death. Both parties use tactics to either win over the other or distance themselves. It’s a difficult battle for both, as they are almost evenly matched in their arguing abilities. Anne’s impeccable strength puts up a fair fight against Richard’s strong political…

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…

All of the characters in Richard III only care about their own person gains and are disinterested in the wellbeing of others, which causes continuous cycle of power in the monarchy. The characters take bribes, do whatever they can to get power, and make enemies before they take the throne. The characters in Richard III are only loyal to themselves, which is why everything they do is for their own good. The supporters only remain loyal to the side of the fight that benefits them more. At the…

of Looking for Richard, we see her using method acting to get into character in rehearsal and raise her voice over all the other men and women in the room when she says, “If he were dead, what would betide on me?” Pacino provides the point here that using performance to change into character, can allow women to be completely dominant over men in a modern society. * REFLECTS – Both Pacino and Shakespeare’s Richard both change character to essentially get what they want. Richard, wanting…

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…

So when King Richard spurred his horse and galloped toward the broken line, calling out to his soldiers to turn back to the battle and fight. He was barely halfway across the field when the unsecured horse's shoe flew off. The horse stumbled and fell, and King Richard was thrown to the ground in front of the enemy. King Richard looked around him and saw that his soldiers were turning and running and the enemy's troops were closing in to him. His army had fallen to pieces, his troops were busy…

Lines 30-41 of Richard III portray Richard of Gloucester creating a treacherous character because of his feelings of alienation. Richard wants to join in on the fun, to do everything that everyone else gets to do to celebrate the end of the war but because of his disability he is rendered unable to do so. Richard then decides to oppose everything he once wanted to partake in and decides that the perfect way to do that is to become a villain and take power away from others. This persona he…

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 were kept secretly in the Tower, what became of them still…

of getting anything desired. Wordplay is a literary technique formed by using words in a clever or playful way. William Shakespeare has given Richard astonishing speaking skills that characters dream of. Skill with words can show both a sure sign of intelligence and capability as well as indicating manipulative cunning and shrewdness. In the play Richard III, many characters have been influenced or have influenced others just by using wordplay. Wordplay is a literary technique formed by using…

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…