King Richard the Third

... EXAMINE THE CHARACTER OF RICHARD THE THIRD AS SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS HIM TO US, AND THE WAYS IN WHICH THE PLAY MAY REFLECT A DISTINCTIVELY TUDOR VIEW OF HISTORY Elliot Storey Throughout the play 'Richard III', the various facets of the main character Richard emerge and are displayed to the reader in a number of ways. Fixated on his goal of becoming King, Richard's behaviour and remarks seem to centre on this obsession. This becomes evident to the reader from the opening soliloquy, in which Richard uses a well-used technique of his, pathos, to try and generate pity from the reader/audience. Richard uses this technique on a number of occasions, using his deformities as a way to gain the upper hand against his enemies. For example, in the very opening soliloquy, he uses his deformities as an excuse for his evil, 'And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover To entertain these well-spoken

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