Project Gutenberg 2008-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 74 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Guizot, François 1787 1874 Guizot, Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot, François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, M. (François) Guisot, M. (François) Guizot, Monsieur (François) Guizot, François King Richard III. French La vie et la mort du roi Richard III Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "La vie et la mort du roi Richard III" by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy written in the late 16th century. The play chronicles the rise and fall of Richard III, a character notorious for his ambition and ruthlessness in his quest for power. The central figure is Richard, the Duke of Gloucester, whose monstrous persona and treacherous actions shape a tale filled with political intrigue, betrayal, and the consequences of moral decay. The opening of the play introduces Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who reveals his bitter feelings towards the peace and joy surrounding him after the Wars of the Roses. As he contemplates his physical deformities, he resolves to embrace a life of villainy rather than conform to the celebratory atmosphere of his victorious family. Richard skillfully manipulates his brother Clarence, planting seeds of distrust between him and King Edward IV. Simultaneously, Lady Anne mourns the body of her deceased husband, Henry VI, while confronting Richard, who attempts to woo her despite having a hand in her husband's death. This complex web of relationships sets the stage for the ensuing turmoil, highlighting Richard's malevolence and ambition from the very start. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Drama Tragedies Historical drama Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Drama PR Text FR Théâtre Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 293968 292872 2024-10-11T11:37:21.252346 2023-09-12T04:46:52.331605 text/html text/html 282424 2021-01-04T04:43:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103704 2021-01-04T04:43:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189280 2024-10-11T11:37:29.790285 application/epub+zip 192919 2024-10-11T11:37:24.901340 application/epub+zip 173655 2024-10-11T11:37:23.531350 application/epub+zip 396872 2024-10-11T11:37:33.326285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383178 2024-10-11T11:37:28.886285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352984 2022-09-12T11:14:38.510716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266147 265874 2024-10-11T11:37:20.342336 2023-09-12T04:46:51.304574 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 260739 2021-01-04T04:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 99550 2021-01-04T04:43:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22597 2024-10-11T11:37:33.466277 application/rdf+xml 16319 2024-10-11T11:37:24.108381 image/jpeg 3893 2024-10-11T11:37:23.820326 image/jpeg 185812 2024-10-11T11:37:21.282373 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia