Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Schlegel, August Wilhelm von 1767 1845 Von Schlegel, August Wilhelm Richard III Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London "Richard III" by William Shakespeare is a historical play written during the late 16th century. The play explores the rise to power of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who ultimately becomes King Richard III, detailing his manipulative and murderous tactics in the fight for the English throne. The narrative focuses on themes of ambition, betrayal, and the consequences of unbridled desire for power. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to Richard, who expresses his discontent with the peaceful state of affairs in England following the War of the Roses. He reveals his dark intentions to bring about chaos and eliminate his rivals, including his own brother Clarence, whom he plans to deceive and ultimately murder. Richard's duplicitous nature is further showcased through his interaction with Clarence, who, unaware of his brother's treachery, shares his concerns about ominous omens. This opening sets the tone for a tale steeped in deceit and treachery, marking Richard as a complex antagonist with a fierce desire to achieve greatness at any cost. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de 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 DE Drama Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 273713 273580 2024-10-03T11:22:03.424860 2023-10-03T10:00:40.632617 text/html text/html 273706 273573 2024-10-03T11:22:03.879841 2023-10-03T10:00:40.871639 text/html text/html 158811 2024-10-03T11:22:13.579305 application/epub+zip 160885 2024-10-03T11:22:06.435322 application/epub+zip 160884 2024-10-03T11:22:04.940872 application/epub+zip 317027 2024-10-03T11:22:17.455262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282673 2024-10-03T11:22:12.118290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252172 2022-09-04T03:37:13.369510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207010 206928 2024-10-03T11:22:02.964885 2023-10-03T10:00:40.291633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 199155 2020-12-30T03:42:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 79068 2020-12-30T03:42:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21309 2024-10-03T11:22:17.916254 application/rdf+xml 12463 2024-10-03T11:22:05.509832 image/jpeg 3195 2024-10-03T11:22:05.238837 image/jpeg 154483 2024-10-03T11:22:03.900842 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia