Richard III (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1597
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Fifteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Edward IV, Richard, George, Queen Elizabeth, Lady Anne, Queen Margaret, Edward, Richard, The Duke of Buckingham, Lord Hastings, Lord Stanley, Sir William Catesby, Henry Tudor
- Genres: Drama, History play, Tragedy
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Marriage, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Brothers, England or English people, Violence, Kings, queens, or royalty, Fifteenth century
- Locales: England
The Story:
After the conclusion of the wars between the houses of York and Lancaster, Edward IV was firmly restored to the throne. Before long, however, his treacherous brother Richard, the hunchbacked duke of Gloucester, resumed his plans for gaining the throne. Craftily he removed one obstacle in his path when he turned the king against the third brother, the duke of Clarence (whose given name was George) by telling the king of an ancient prophecy that his issue would be disinherited by one of the royal line whose name began with the letter G. Clarence was immediately...
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