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Richard III | Act V Summary
Scene 1
At an open place near Salisbury, the captured Buckingham is led away to execution, ruing his involvement with Richard and the assassination of Henry VI.
Scene 2
At a camp on the English coast, Richmond relishes the prospect of relieving England of Richard's yoke of tyranny and accepts the message that Stanley is only on Richard's side because of the coercive threat to his son.
Scene 3
On Bosworth Field (where the remainder of the play unfolds), Richard and his remaining loyal allies appear in...
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