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'Is Richard III a 'bloody tyrant and a homicide' or 'a man of great and diverse gifts''.
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Mrs Godly - English Set 1 James Taylor 11MA October 2002 'Is Richard a 'bloody tyrant and a homicide' or 'a man of great and diverse gifts'' 'Richard III' has fascinated generations of readers; they have found themselves seduced by his brilliance with words and his persuasive emotional manipulations even though most are repelled by his evil. Characters in the play realise his evil but are still caught out with his crafty word play and dissembling nature. Written in 1593 as a sequel to 'Henry VI parts one, two and three, which focused on the wars of the roses. 'Richard III' was used as propaganda material for the Tudors. The play damns the previous reigns of the York and Lancaster houses, the Tudors used it to promote how much better England was under their rule. Shakespeare used the chronicles of Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed as sources of historical material for 'Richard III'; although these...
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