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1. • • Suddenly, Richard enters, complaining loudly. He announces that, because he is such an honest and plainspoken man, the people at court slander him, pretending that he has said hostile things about Elizabeth’s kinsmen. He then accuses Elizabeth and her kinsmen of hoping that Edward will die soon.
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   What does Richard Say in Act 1 Scene 3?

   • Read a translation of Act 1, Scene 3. Richard’s speeches in this scene display his calculated hypocrisy. We know that Richard has manipulated matters behind the scenes to have Clarence imprisoned and that he plans to ruin everybody else in the court and elevate himself to power.

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   What metaphors and similes are used in Richard III?

   • The metaphors and similes with which Margaret describes Richard—”thou elvish-mark’d, abortive, rooting hog” (I.iii. 225), for instance, or “this poisonous bunch-back’d toad” (I.iii. 244)—refer to both Richard’s physical deformities and his corrupt inner nature. A summary of Act 1: Scene 3 in William Shakespeare's Richard III.

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   What does the first murderer tell Richard?

   • The first murderer assures Richard that "talkers are no good doers" and that they won't engage in discussion. Richard approves. As a savvy manipulator of language, Richard is well aware of the power of words and wants to make sure Clarence's own eloquence doesn't get in the way of his plot. Ross, Margaret. "Richard III Act 1, Scene 3." LitCharts.

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   What does Elizabeth say about Richard?

   • She calls him an "elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog," calls Elizabeth a fool for taking Richard's side against Margaret, and says the queen will one day wish Margaret were there to help her curse him. She warns everybody against Richard saying that they will look back on this day "and say, poor Margaret was a prophetess!" She exits.

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   Why does Richard send the first murderer off to kill Clarence?

   • Richard sends them off to kill Clarence, but warns them to do it quickly because Clarence is articulate and he doesn't want them swayed by his pleas. The first murderer assures Richard that "talkers are no good doers" and that they won't engage in discussion. Richard approves.

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   How does Richard try to get the members of the royal court to side?

   • Richard tries to get the members of the royal court to side with him against her by claiming to be an honest man attacked by Queen Elizabeth and her friends' slander. Richard is, of course, lying. In fact, he's been the one slandering Queen Elizabeth to Clarence and, now, to everyone in court by blaming her for Clarence's arrest.

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   A summary of Act 1: Scene 3 in William Shakespeare's Richard III. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Richard III and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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   Margaret's insult to Richard twists his heraldic symbol – the boar – from something noble into something grotesque and crude (and more fitting for Richard's true character).

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   Read the full text of Richard III Act 1 Scene 3 with a side-by-side translation HERE. At the royal palace of Westminster, Queen Elizabeth (the wife of the current King Edward IV) is wringing her hands because her husband is at death's door.

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   Richard III Act 1 Scene 3. King Edward’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, is worrying about what will happen to her if the sick King dies. She’s even more concerned about her son, who is too young to...

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   Enter the Queen Mother Elizabeth, Lord Rivers, Marquess of Dorset, and Lord Grey. Earl Rivers. Have patience, madam, there’s no doubt his Majesty 1. Will soon recover his accustom’d health. 2. Lord Grey. In that you brook it ill, it makes him worse; 3.

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    Richard III (Duke of Gloucester). What, marry, may she! marry with a king, A bachelor, a handsome stripling too: I wis your grandam had a worser match. Queen Elizabeth. My Lord of Gloucester, I have too long borne 565. Your blunt upbraidings and your bitter scoffs: By heaven, I will acquaint his majesty.