How does Shakespeare present Richard and Buckingham in Act 3 Scene 7 and Act 4 Scene 2 and how does he want the audience to respond? How significant are they to the play as a whole?
Shakespeare’s Richard III is the story of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, an unscrupulous protagonist, and how he tries to fulfil his desire to gain the throne of England. Richard is so self-absorbed and power hungry he ends up blinding himself with greed and manipulating those closest to him in order to hatch his plot and reek havoc. In order to get a good enough understanding of the play, I read and annotated every scene, but I will talk about only Act 3 Scene 7 and Act 4 Scene 2, as they are arguably the two most important and pivotal scenes in the whole of the play. Richard III, being tmain purpose of the play -other than voicing his opinion of these circumstances world wide- was in order to warn the audience about the fragility of the English monarchy and its kingship. Elizabeth I, also known as......
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