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King Richard III: A Classic Shakespearean History Tragedy
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Fiction AnthologiesGeneral DramaShakespeare
ISBN13: 9781627555746
Publisher: Wilder Publications
Published: Jan 10 2014
Pages: 142
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
William Shakespeare's gripping portrait of ambition, manipulation, and political ruthlessness remains one of the greatest historical tragedies in world literature. In King Richard III, Shakespeare dramatizes the rise and fall of the cunning and charismatic Richard, Duke of Gloucester, whose relentless pursuit of the English throne unleashes betrayal, murder, conspiracy, and civil unrest throughout the kingdom.
Originally written in the early 1590s, the play forms the culmination of Shakespeare's tetralogy chronicling the Wars of the Roses and the violent struggles for power that shaped medieval England. Richard emerges as one of Shakespeare's most unforgettable creations: brilliant, theatrical, calculating, and terrifyingly self-aware as he manipulates allies and enemies alike in his ascent toward kingship.
Blending political drama, psychological complexity, dark humour, and powerful rhetoric, King Richard III explores themes of tyranny, deception, legitimacy, conscience, corruption, and the destructive nature of unchecked ambition. The play's memorable speeches, vivid characters, and dramatic intensity have made it one of Shakespeare's most frequently performed and studied works.
For centuries, King Richard III has influenced theatre, literature, political thought, and historical imagination, standing as both a compelling dramatic tragedy and a profound meditation on power and moral decay.
Ideal for readers of Shakespeare, classical drama, English history, Renaissance literature, political tragedy, and classic theatre.
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