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   Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond and a member of the House of Lancaster, ended the wars by defeating King Richard III (a York). He then married Elizabeth of York, uniting the Yorks and the Lancasters. Henry Tudor founded the Tudor line of Kings and Queens that continued to Elizabeth I, who was Queen when Shakespeare wrote Richard III.

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   Richard III Summary. Richard has just had his brother Clarence arrested and placed in the Tower of London. Using an order signed by their brother, King Edward, Richard has two murderers enter the Tower and stab Clarence to death. Richard also goes to speak with Lady Anne, whose father and husband he has helped murder.

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   Richard III Full Play Summary. After a long civil war between the royal family of York and the royal family of Lancaster, England enjoys a period of peace under King Edward IV and the victorious Yorks. But Edward’s younger brother, Richard, resents Edward’s power and the happiness of those around him. Malicious, power-hungry, and bitter ...

5. interestingliterature.com › 2020 › 10A Summary and Analysis of William Shakespeare’s Richard III

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   Oct 7, 2020 · Richard III: short plot summary. After the various battles and power struggles documented in the three Henry VI plays, this ‘winter of discontent’ has given way to a ‘glorious summer’ with Edward, of the royal house of York, ruling securely as King of England. However, one man isn’t happy: Edward’s brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

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   Richard III Study Guide. Richard III generated a great deal of interest both during and after Shakespeare's lifetime. It was published in quarto at least five times after being performed in 1592. Richard Burbage first played Richard the Third and made the "poisonous bunchbacked toad" (1.3.244) into one of the most memorable villains of all time.

7. www.owleyes.org › text › richard-3Richard III Full Text and Analysis - Owl Eyes

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   Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house. In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums chang'd to merry meetings, Our dreadful marches to delightful measures. Grim-visag'd war hath smooth'd his ...

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   Who was Queen Elizabeth if Shakespeare wrote Richard III?

   • Of course, the monarch on the throne when Shakespeare wrote Richard III, Queen Elizabeth I, was the granddaughter of Henry VII, the king who had initiated the Tudor dynasty. Elizabeth, childless and in her late fifties when Richard III was first staged, would be the last of the Tudor line. Who would succeed her to the English throne?

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   What was Shakespeare's primary source of information?

   • Shakespeare's primary source for writing 'Richard III' was Thomas More's 'History of King Richard the Third'. However, Shakespeare heightened and embellished many details from this source, which relied on Polydor Vergil's information. Shakespeare's work also focused on propagating the Tudor Myth.

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   What does Shakespeare say about Richard's childhood?

   • In Act II, Scene IV, Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of York, the Lord Cardinal, and the young Duke of York discuss the stories of Richard III's childhood. Shakespeare alludes to a myth that he was born with teeth. This detail is mentioned in the context of the discussion about Richard's childhood.

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   What makes Richard III one of Shakespeare's most extreme plays?

   • Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most extreme plays in terms of theatricality, as each of the speeches reveals the speakers' keen self-awareness of their roles.

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   How did Richard III develop as a playwright?

   • Richard III: analysis Richard III shows Shakespeare’s development as a playwright and maturing in his handling of characterisation and language after the early, rougher works comprising the three Henry VI plays.

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   What is the least successful poem in Shakespeare's 'the invention of the human'?

   • As Harold Bloom observes in his analysis of Richard III in his Shakespeare: The Invention Of The Human, the least successful poetry in the play is when Shakespeare is trying to depict Richard’s sudden pricking of conscience on the eve of the battle, and trying to create an inner life for Richard.

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9. shakespearenetwork.net › works › playHistory of Richard III (1592-3) - Shakespeare Network

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   Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house. In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums changed to merry meetings, Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.