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    • Richard III : Plot Summary - Shakespeare Online
      • Sarcastically he comments upon the way his brother is spending his time as King, and grimly determines since he cannot rival him as a lady's man, to 'prove a villain.' He has, therefore, plotted to make the King suspect Clarence, by calling his attention to a prediction 'that G. of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be.'
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      Richard III : Plot Summary - Shakespeare Online

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  3. www.sparknotes.com › shakespeare › richardiiiRichard III Act 1: Scene 4 Summary & Analysis | SparkNotes

    One of the murderers hesitates, but, the other, after revealing to the unbelieving Clarence that it is Richard who has sent them to kill him, stabs Clarence, and puts his body in the keg. The murderers flee the scene before anyone comes to investigate.

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      The first victim is Richard’s own brother, Clarence. Richard...

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      Richard’s right-hand man in his schemes to gain power. The...

  4. www.shakespeare-online.com › plays › richardiii_1_4Shakespeare's Richard III Act 1 Scene 4 The Murder of Clarence

    Richard's hired assassins decide to drown Clarence in a large cask (butt) of the brew. Read on... Establishing the chronology of Shakespeare's plays is a most frustrating and difficult task.

  5. www.shakespeare-online.com › plots › richardiiipsRichard III : Plot Summary - Shakespeare Online

    He has, therefore, plotted to make the King suspect Clarence, by calling his attention to a prediction 'that G. of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be.' While mentioning thus his brother, George, Duke of Clarence, Richard sees him enter, escorted by guards.

  6. www.litcharts.com › lit › richard-iiiRichard III Act 1, Scene 4 Summary & Analysis | LitCharts

    Richard stumbled and hit Clarence, who fell overboard and slowly drowned, seeing the wretched wealth of shipwrecks and skeletons on the seafloor. Dead, he crossed the River Styx and met his father-in-law (a Lancaster supporter) and Edward Prince of Wales, who reprimanded him for treachery.

  7. www.litcharts.com › lit › richard-iiiRichard III Act 2, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis | LitCharts

    Queen Elizabeth asks the King to forgive Clarence and, when Richard interjects that Clarence is dead, everyone is shocked. Edward protests that the original death order was reversed, but Richard says he was killed by the first order.

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  9. www.litcharts.com › lit › richard-iiiRichard III Act 1, Scene 1 Summary & Analysis | LitCharts

    Clarence is convinced by Richard and doesn't suspect Richard is actually the reason he's under arrest. More specifically, here Richard is tricking his rival (Clarence) into complacency while also setting up the Queen (another rival) to be blamed for Clarence's death.

  10. www.gradesaver.com › richard-iii › study-guideRichard III Act 1 Summary and Analysis - GradeSaver

    Act One, Scene One. Richard gives a short speech detailing his plot against his brother Clarence, who comes before him as heir to the throne of England. Richard has just succeeded in having Clarence arrested and it as a prisoner that Clarence walks onto the stage, guarded by Sir Robert Brackenbury.