Richard 3rd: 'And Thus I Clothe My Naked Villainy'
Episode 131: Richard 3rd: ‘And Thus I Clothe My Naked Villainy.’
Shakespeare dramatises the life of the last Plantagenet king and create one of theatre's most spectacular villains.
The dating of the play
The quarto editions of the play
When is a history play a tragedy, or not?
The sources of the play
The influence of Seneca
Other contemporary versions of the Richard 3rd story.
The centrality of the character of Richard
A brief plot summary
The boldness of Richard’s actions
Richard as prologue and then guide in the play
Lady Anne and her reaction to Richard’s proposal
The influence of Marlowe on Richard 3rd
The role of the female characters in the play
How should we view the presence of Margaret in the play?
The curses and prophecy of Margaret
How deformity and old age can be seen to link Richard and Margaret
Richard afflicted by guilt
The theatricality of the play
Does our liking for Richard affect the morality of the play
What the lay can tell us about players and changes in Tudor society
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