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King Richard III

William Shakespeare

Determined to seize the throne despite being unloved and physically deformed, Richard manipulates, deceives, and murders his way through the English court.

"King Richard III" by William Shakespeare is a play. 1592–1594 that depicts the ruthless rise to power of Richard of Gloucester. Determined to seize the throne despite being unloved and physically deformed, Richard manipulates, deceives, and murders his way through the English court.

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Enter Richard, Duke of Gloucester, alone.

Contents

  1. 01Act I
  2. 02Scene I. London. A street
  3. 03Scene II. London. Another street
  4. 04Scene III. London. A Room in the Palace
  5. 05Scene IV. London. A Room in the Tower
  6. 06Act II
  7. 07Scene I. London. A Room in the palace
  8. 08Scene II. Another Room in the palace
  9. 09Scene III. London. A street
  10. 10Scene IV. London. A Room in the Palace
  11. 11Act III
  12. 12Scene I. London. A street
  13. 13Scene II. Before Lord Hasting’s house
  14. 14Scene III. Pomfret. Before the Castle
  15. 15Scene IV. London. A Room in the Tower
  16. 16Scene V. London. The Tower Walls
  17. 17Scene VI. London. A street
  18. 18Scene VII. London. Court of Baynard’s Castle
  19. 19Act IV
  20. 20Scene I. London. Before the Tower
  21. 21Scene II. London. A Room of State in the Palace
  22. 22Scene III. London. Another Room in the Palace
  23. 23Scene IV. London. Before the Palace
  24. 24Scene V. A Room in Lord Stanley’s house
  25. 25Act V
  26. 26Scene I. Salisbury. An open place
  27. 27Scene II. Plain near Tamworth
  28. 28Scene III. Bosworth Field
  29. 29Scene IV. Another part of the Field
  30. 30Scene V. Another part of the Field

About this edition

Author
William Shakespeare
Era
Early modern (c. 1500–1800)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
186 pages
This edition
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