Richard III Assignment An analysis of the play by William Shakespeare How did Shakespeare portray Richard the Third in the play of the same name? Shakespeare, in the play, portrayed Richard as the Tudor house saw him - evil and manipulative. It is no wonder that he appears so cruel and heartless in this performance, the basis on which the play is written - the Tudor Chronicles - were written by Richards enemies. These were …showed first 75 words of 1473 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1473 total…reflective and thoughtful tone, almost as though he is thinking of these ideas as he speaks, even though he has been plotting them for a while. This level and tone would remain till the end of the speech. In this time, he would have remained standing in the same place, but would have expressed himself using gestures and facial expressions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Bibliography Richard III William Shakespeare (edited by A. Miller) Printed 1989 The Challis Shakespeare