Richard III: Strength And Weaknesses

Part I of Essay
Richard III was one of Shakespeare’s earliest and most ineffective works. The idea behind the play isn’t bad, but the play doesn’t send any strong messages that evoke emotion from the audience. Shakespeare attempted to incorporate many different literary features in the pl ....

Part II of Essay
.... Richard addresses the audience and tells them his plan for taking over the kingdom. Other soliloquies keep the audience updated on what’s happening and remind them of Richard’s plans. Prophecies also helped the development of the story. In the first act the audience is notified of a prophecy that was make to the king saying that he would be dethroned by someone bearing the initial "G". This resulted in Clarence being sent to the tower and eventually being murdered by Richard. The most important curse in Richard III occurs in Act I Scene ....