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"Richard III has been called Shakespeare's greatest villain. Do you agree? Analyse two scenes from the play. Is it possible for the audience to have any sympathy for him?"
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"Richard III has been called Shakespeare's greatest villain. Do you agree? Analyse two scenes from the play. Is it possible for the audience to have any sympathy for him?" King Richard the Third is a history play and was first performed in 1597. Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is the central protagonist and the play charts his rise to power. In this essay I aim to show not only how evil Richard is but also to reveal those aspects of his character which allow the spectator to sympathise with him. After a long civil war between the royal family of York and the royal family of Lancaster, England enjoys a period of peace under King Edward IV and the victorious Yorks. But Edward's younger brother, Richard, resents Edward's power and the happiness of those around him. Malicious, power-hungry, and bitter about his physical deformity, Richard begins to aspire secretly to...
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