Preview

How Does Howard Manipulate Richard A Tyrant?

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
197 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
How Does Howard Manipulate Richard A Tyrant?
Individuals may use the power of language to manipulate and deceive, to fulfil their ambition of gaining power. Richard frequently uses powerful rhetoric to charm and seduce the characters during his quest for the crown. To gain power, Richard decides to marry Anne, the step daughter of the late King Henry. “I’ll have her, but I won’t keep her long”, Richard uses Anne purely as a political piece to gain recognition. Anne clearly despises Richard, referring to him as “Foul devil”. The language is used in the scene to demonstrate Anne’s opinion of Richard as a cruel tyrant. Yet, through his cunning language, Richard is able manipulates Anne into marriage, increasing his political recognition to come closer to the crown and fulfilling his ambition.
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Far Did Richard III Demonstrate The Capacity To Be A Good King 1483-1485?
    • 961 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Far Did Richard III Demonstrate The Capacity To Be A Good King 1483-1485?

    Richard tried to end the war of the roses and placate the Lancastrians by honouring Henry VI through a ceremonious reburial, and by trying to build bridges with the Woodvilles by persuading Elizabeth out of protective sanctuary and to attend court whilst paying her an annuity (Elizabeth was born into a Lancastrian family and did marry a minor Lancastrian noble before marrying the Yorkist king). He tried to end the war of the roses because they were unpopular with the kingdom and the nobles. This is a clear demonstration of how he could have been a great king. This is because he is trying to win over defected supporters and gain trust, popularity and an affinity with as many people as possible. It also shows how he tried to gain affinity with the nobility by gaining trust and showing respect to the Lancastrian history.…

    • 961 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Paper 2: Module a Richard Iii/Looking for Richard
    • 1018 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Paper 2: Module a Richard Iii/Looking for Richard

    King Richard’s ability as an actor within a play explores how this type of villainy was entertaining in the era of Shakespeare. Richard’s evil is immediately established as his moral deformities are clearly embodied in his physical deformities. In justifying his premeditated meddling, he personifies war in his first soliloquy. ‘Grim visag’d war hath supported his wrinkled front’ and moved to caper ‘ nimbly in a lady’s chamber!’ Richard’s nature: ‘Deform’d, unfinished’ thus justifies his evil as he cannot participate in the war -lovemaking atmosphere. This was obviously a form of entertainment to the Shakespearean audience who had known of the war of the Roses and Richard’s deformities.…

    • 1018 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    King Richard III and Looking for Richard
    • 1076 Words
    • 35 Pages

    King Richard III and Looking for Richard

    By analysing the parallels and differences between King Richard III and Looking For Richard, the responder is positioned to appreciate the distinctive contexts from which each text emerged. Whilst an exploration of the moral vices and corruptive consequences of the relentless pursuit of power is explored in both texts, a closer examination of the way power is represented…

    • 1076 Words
    • 35 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Mod a: Richard Iii and Looking for Richard
    • 1036 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Mod a: Richard Iii and Looking for Richard

    Intrinsic to both texts, there is the notion that art is used to directly influence and impact existing historical perceptions. Shakespeare’s “Richard III” explores this idea, using the most influential artistic medium of the time, theatre, to further publicise the ‘Tudor Myth’ perception. On stage, the visual motif of Richard’s appearance as “deformed, unfinished” reflects his moral deficiencies, reinforced by his soliloquys and asides that expose his underlying treachery. He forges a duplicitous role as both director and actor within the play, stating in the opening soliloquy “plots that I have laid, inductions dangerous…” Richard seemingly ‘stage manages’ the entirety of his world, creating a sense of dramatic irony from the juxtaposing of the different “masks” he feigns in contrast to his true intentions; he plays the role of the “grieving” brother, “Christian prince,” etc. As such, Richard’s meta-theatricality engages us on a psychological level that reinforces the perception of the Tudor Myth given not just the heinous nature of his crimes but the “villainous”…

    • 1036 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    hsc essay 33
    • 1176 Words
    • 5 Pages

    hsc essay 33

    Richard III- Richard, himself is very aware of the gap between his outwards reality and inward reality. As a consequence he carefully constructs his façade while fully acknowledging his Machiavellian motivations to the audience in his asides.…

    • 1176 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Compare Richard Iii and Homecoming
    • 544 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Compare Richard Iii and Homecoming

    Richard has a confidence and arrogance to him, which he uses to his advantage especially with the knowledge of how fragile Lady Anne is; when Richard firsts enters, Shakespeare writes in the stage direction that she "spits at him". This is impactful on the audience, as they know straight away that this scene will be emotionally rough and aggressive between the interaction of Lady Anne and Richard III. The fact she "spits" at him, as soon as she sees him, without first talking to Richard III shows her to be furious and disgusted with him - she would rather show her disdain towards him through action rather than having to acknowledge him with speech that to him would be less impactful. Arguably, this seems…

    • 544 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Rhetorical Devices In Journey's End
    • 833 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Rhetorical Devices In Journey's End

    However, this falls when it is realized that while Richard is honest with us, the audience, he is not honest with those around him or the victims of his crimes and manipulation. Additionally, his honesty with the audience typically comes from a place of gloating about his superior intelligence and evil plots. This means that his honesty neither creates any benefit in the world he lives or comes from a place of positive intention. In summation, Richard’s practical actions cause great harm unto others and bring very minimal benefits. The other excuses Richard attempts to pawn up in the play also fall very quickly under examination.…

    • 833 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Richard Iii and Looking for Richard
    • 331 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Richard Iii and Looking for Richard

    King Richard III and Looking For Richard directly relate to historical and social contexts respectively, social drawing on historical’s challenge to the context in which it was written. Shakespeare’s play was crafted in a difficult time of political and religious adherence. Shakespeare’s portrayal of Richard focuses on his devilish and Machiavellian nature. Machiavelli’s The Prince teaches that an adept ruler should aim to achieve power at any cost. Richard is a Machiavel; he calls himself a devil, ‘Thus like the formal Vice, Iniquity, I moralise two meanings in one word.’…

    • 331 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Wolsey's Use Of Figurative Language In Henry Viii
    • 590 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Wolsey's Use Of Figurative Language In Henry Viii

    Accomplished authors are adept at using rhetorical devices to express the inner thoughts and complex emotions of their characters. Implemented successfully, these devices can serve as a remarkable conduit of the character’s tangibility, making them seem relatable and realistic as in William Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. In the selected passage, from the aforementioned play, the titular king has just discharged his advisor, Cardinal Wolsey. Wolsey’s subsequent soliloquy served to reveal his resentment and despair over his dismissal. Shakespeare’s skilled use of religious allusions, strong diction, and figurative language reveal the extent of Wolsey’s lamentation.…

    • 590 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Similarities Are More Revealing Than Differences
    • 1190 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Similarities Are More Revealing Than Differences

    A values that is used in both King Richard III and Looking for Richard is the value of integrity. In order to claim power to the throne, Richard uses much deceit and the misuse of power throughout the play, which highlights Richard’s lack of integrity. It is through such devious and detailed schemes that the audience is able understand the importance of the value of integrity throughout one’s life. One of the clear misuses of power can be seen in the scene of the innocent murder of the princes where Tyrrel expresses “The tyrannous and blood act is done, the most arch deed of piteous massacre that ever yet this land was guilty of…within their alabaster innocent arms. Their lips were four red roses on a stalk…A book of prayers on their pillow lay.” Through this quote, Tyrell describes the murder as the most ruthless in the country and pledges the innocence of the princes through their pure, white skin, red lips and uses religious imagery to describe their angelic innocence. The juxtaposition of the evil deed of their murder and the description of the innocence of the princes highlights the evil that has come out of…

    • 1190 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Diction In Richard III
    • 1023 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Diction In Richard III

    As just young children, we are almost immediately taught about the power of our words. Parents constantly lecture children on the consequences of what they say, emphasizing how powerful just one word can be to someone. Often, we are taught this with bullying. A common saying we learned as children is “If you don’t have nothing to say, don’t say it at all.” Throughout Shakespeare’s epic, Richard III, there is a clear theme showing the power of word choice. Richard uses words to gain power, woo Lady Anne, motivate his army, and to trick Hastings in putting himself to death. Throughout Richard III, Shakespeare shows the power of diction in getting what one wants.…

    • 1023 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    The Daughter of Time by Joseph
    • 908 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Daughter of Time by Joseph

    to view Richard in different ways. It is from these different views of the same man, that one can draw…

    • 908 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Jane Eyre
    • 1260 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Jane Eyre

    King Richard III begins, and ends, with a civil war between the House of York and House of Lancasters for the English crown. Similarly, Looking for Richard ends with a war as well but the different textual form of these texts changes the representation of the war. In King Richard III, the metaphor “Now is the winter of our discontent/Made glorious summer by this son of York;” encourages the reader to draw a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things, as well as find similarities between them. Richard uses the seasons of summer and winter as a metaphor to suggest that King Edward IV's reign has turned everyone's winter-like sadness into a time of "glorious," summer-like celebration. In addition, there is a pun on ‘son’ and ‘sun’ indicating good weather and good times, while ‘son’ indicates the good rule of King Edward IV. Similarly in Looking For Richard,…

    • 1260 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Richard Iii
    • 645 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Richard Iii

    Shakespeare also gives great insight on Richard’s mind via diction. In Richard’s opening lines he specifically says, “Our dreadful marches to delightful measures” (1,1,8). Instead of fighting the Lancasters Richard (and his family) are in a time of harmony. He intentionally changes the negative word to a positive. Lines like these are all throughout the opening soliloquy. Richard allows the audience to see that he is at peace, that he is relaxed. By his big soliloquy in Act 5, Richard’s attitude is down. He’s worried about all the deeds he’s done. He directly states, “Is there a murderer here? No. Yes, I am:” (5,3,211). Not only does he leave the negative word of “murderer” in the sentence, but he…

    • 645 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Looking For Richard Pacino Analysis
    • 1231 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Looking For Richard Pacino Analysis

    This difference is highlighted between Richard and looking for Richard through the reasons the audience seeks justice towards the character of Richard. The Shakespearean audience would hold the outlooks of Margaret from the beginning of the play as she states, "if heaven have any grievous plague in store exceeding those that I can wish upon thee o let them keep it till thy sins be ripe". Shakespeare encapsulates the tension created by Margaret’s curses in order to question whether justice is truly defined by man or god. The deviation from the iambic pentameter followed throughout the act exemplifies Margaret from the blind sited courts men within the room, ignorant towards Richard’s devious schemes. The omission of Margaret’s curses within the film and the omens present within the dream once more reflect the deflection from the religious traditions to address a more contemporary audience. The distinct emphasis on the psychological deterioration and conscience within character highlights before the murder of Clarence and the young princes stating, "Faith, some certain dregs of conscience are yet within me." Additionally, the hesitant manner of the murder conveys the role of our morality and personal beliefs in our action rather than those defined by…

    • 1231 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More

Related Topics