Richard III

Treacherous, power-hungry, untempered by moral restraint, and embittered by physical deformity, Richard, the younger brother of King Edward IV, is ablaze with ambition to take England's throne. Richard III, Shakespeare's long chronicle of Richard's machinations to be king, is a tale of murder upon murder. He gains the throne, but only briefly. In a terrible dream, the ghosts of his victims visit the now-despised monarch to foretell his demise. Richard's death in battle the next day concludes his reign of evil, ushering in at last a new and hopeful era of peace for England.

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Title of ebook: Richard III
ISBN: 9780300145298
parent-ISBN: 9780300122022
Publisher: Yale University Press
Internet download file size: 829 kb
Pages: 256
Published: 10-2008
Released online for download: 10-01-2008
Author of eBook: Shakespeare, William
Editor: Raffel, Burton
Contribution by: Bloom, Harold

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About This Book................................................ix Introduction...................................................xix Some Essentials of the Shakespearean Stage.....................xxxix Richard III....................................................1 An Essay by Harold Bloom.......................................193 Further Reading................................................201 Finding List...................................................207

Chapter One

Richard III

CHARACTERS (DRAMATIS PERSONAE)

King Edward IV Edward, Prince of Wales (the King's oldest son) Richard, Duke of York (the King's younger son) George, Duke of Clarence (the King's next oldest brother) Richard, Duke of Gloucester (the King's youngest brother, later King Richard III) Edward (Clarence's young son) Henry, Earl of Richmond (later King Henry VIII) Cardinal Bourchier (Archbishop of Canterbury) Thomas Rotherham (Archbishop of York) John Morton (Bishop of Ely) ... read full excerpt from Richard III ebook

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Contents

Chapter One