An Evaluation of Robert H. Davis’ Interpretation of Richard III By: Mr. Michael R. McCaffrey This past Sunday‚ on October 20th around three o’clock in the afternoon‚ I had the pleasure to watch a play that was scripted into history centuries ago. Shakespeare left the world astounded during his time; through witty word play and perfected analogies he was eligible to infatuate not only the people of his time‚ but captivate those of more modern times today. These reenactments
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As time progresses away from the Shakespearean era‚ the central values of Shakespeare’s King Richard III are steadily losing touch with the modern audience. Throughout Al Pacino’s modern remake of Looking for Richard‚ many modern cinematic techniques such as the specific use of colours‚ rearrangement of the original text as well as comparisons made in commentary are heavily included. It is through such cinematic techniques that the modern audience is able to comprehend not only the central values
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The 1995 film Richard III follows the plot and script of the original play very closely‚ but is quite different in its setting. While the play takes place in the 1400s‚ this film is set in the 1930s. As such‚ many differences in aesthetic are to be assumed. The characters wear modern clothing and technology is up to date: Men wear suits and ties‚ women wear modern dresses; rather than horses people rely on cars‚ trains and planes for transportation; rather than lute players people listen to phonographs;
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sure that the bones actually belong to King Richard. Who is to make the decision that the bones are truly his though? Without all of the evidence supporting positive‚ who is to know? Scientists are continuously trying to work out the case. They compared DNA of the skeleton to those of living posterity. They concluded that it in fact matched the king from what they could tell. The tests that some scientists and archeologists ran were; DNA samples‚ cutting edge x-ray tomography‚ carbon dating
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‘King Richard III’‚ human condition is shown throughout the play through the words of the characters‚ but most noticeable is through antagonist Richard and how he is power-hungry‚ also Shakespeare’s need to perpetuate the Tudor Myth. While in ‘Looking for Richard’ Al Pacino’s 1996 docu-drama human condition is shown through Al Pacino and the reasons as to why he wanted to create Looking For Richard‚ these reasons include wanting to revive Shakespeare and also to bring Shakespeare and Richard the Third
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In these particular lines of act 3 scene 5 from Richard III by William Shakespeare‚ Richard orders Buckingham to spread rumours around Guildhall about the deceased King Edward. His intention is to convince the public that he is the rightful heir to the throne of England. There are four rumours that Richard tries to spread‚ including the illegitimacy of the princes‚ Edward’s wrongful murder of an innocent man‚ the unfaithfulness of the late king‚ and the incident that Edward himself is not of royal
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Why Was Richard III Defeated at the Battle of Bosworth? On the 22nd of August 1485 Richard III‚ the last Plantagenet King‚ was defeated and killed in the Battle of Bosworth against Henry Tudor‚ who would found a dynasty which would feature the first Queen to rule in her own right and would last until 1603. Richard had over twice as many men as Henry but was defeated when‚ trying to get to Henry‚ Richard was slain by a rush of cavalry led by Sir William Stanley‚ the brother of Henry’s step father
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Explain why Richard III lost the crown in 1485 Richard III lost the crown in 1485 for a number of reasons. For example‚ he had a lack of support from the nobility at the time‚ especially as the Southern nobles disliked Richard’s favor of the North. He was also hated for the usurpation‚ and was later accused of the murder of the Princes in the Tower‚ and his own wife Anne Neville. People began to turn for an alternative‚ which they found with Henry Tudor‚ and as a cause of this Richard lost much of
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Explain why Richard III faced rebellion in 1483 (12 Marks) Shortly after Richard III usurped the throne he faced a series of rebellions‚ the majority of which coming from the south of England. Many people call these rebellions after the Duke of Buckingham but in fact most of the rebellions took place before he switched sides and he himself on backed a few of the rebellions. In these rebellions (Kent‚ Sussex and Surrey being the biggest ones) Richard needed to rely on his loyal over mighty Lords to
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Catesby and Hastings’ Quarrel: Antithesis Created by Different Views in Richard III Act 3.2 35-71 In this passage from William Shakespeare’s Richard III‚ Catesby slyly pushes Hastings into a discussion about his support for Richard’s bid for the crown. Hastings openly voices his unexpected opinions‚ unaware his words are a matter of life or death. Here‚ he opposes the notion of Richard as king of England‚ and has confidence in a future with his own favour and in a secure‚ high position
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