Essays on Richard Iii

Mother Warrior and Sorceress In the realm of Shakespeare, few women are given the opportunity to exhibit any traditional form of power. Such is the case of Richard III, the telling of a psychopathic king who uses murder and deceit to become king. When he is prepared to embark on the ill-fated battle with enemy Earl of Richmond, he faces a more personal foe: his mother Duchess of York. In her final appearance, the Duchess issues a farewell to her…

The Foreshadow in the Death of Richard III in Shakespeare Shakespeare’s tragedy of Richard III is a play where death is one of the central themes. It is therefore essential that Shakespeare makes this theme obvious to the audience even before characters die, and his primary way of doing this is through the foreshadowing of these deaths. He does this through dreams, language forms, imagery, curses, character and broken oaths. Due to these devices, the audience is already aware that…

In the play, Richard III, by William Shakespeare, there is a unique dynamic between men and women, concerning the role of gender. While this is one of Shakespeare’s history plays, the theme of gender is important to analyze because of the time period that this play is set in. However, women seem to have a rather hidden power over the males in society in this play. The idea that women have more power over the men, if not explicitly, then…

Whereas with the Princes in the Tower the events are questioned rather than motivations, it is the opposite with Richard’s usurpation in 1483. The death of Edward IV left an atmosphere of dangerous uncertainty. His heir apparent, Edward V, was in the hands of the Woodville family. The Woodville’s had risen to the pinnacle of the English political hierarchy of England under Edward IV and they naturally were keen not to diminish their position, thus making them unlikely to acquiesce…

Modern criticism of dreams in Shakespearean drama, such as Frankie Rubinstein and Kay Stockholder, often focus upon psychoanalysis, where therapy investigates the unconscious mind to discover repressed fears and brings them to the conscious mind. Several critics have observed the importance of Shakespeare's works as the base material for later, Freudian theories on the significance of dreams in human psychology. Significantly, Frankie Rubinstein, 1986 located Shakespeare's dramatization of dreams as perhaps the forefather of Sigmund Freud's 'dream-material.' Kay Stockholder,1987, examined…

An examination of the themes of violence and oppression in Richard Wright's autobiography, "Black Boy" "Black Boy" An Oppressionist Impression "You are dead to me dead to christ!" In the following paragraphs, violence and oppression in Ch. 5 will discussed and analyzed through examination of Richard Wright's - author of Black Boy (1945) - use of diction, tone, and metaphors. Were people of his time to read this book it's probable that would understand, wheather they agree with the author's…

In Richard Wright's book, "Black Boy," the main character who also narrates the story is Richard himself since the book is written from his point of view; we find out a lot about how Richard feels and get detailed accounts of how he reacts to the things that happen to him. Even though Richard tries hard to relate to all groups of people around him, he cannot because he is so different, so much more independent and strong willed than…

William Shakespeare has a way with female characters unlike any other writer of his time or before him. He creates women of his time that have strength, intellect and passion. Although some critics may dispute the strength of certain female characters, such as Juliet of Romeo and Juliet or Lady Anne of Richard III, there are no passive or one dimensional female leads. Though they are human and do err it is in their humanity that they draw their strength…

Considered by many to be their most prized and sought after possession, money is rather the capital for survival. For years, the concept of materialism has consumed society. The thought that money and majesty can make one happy has been a commonly shared notion throughout various cultures, causing people to seek happiness through tangible assets and higher social statuses. These seekers of happiness may never find it by achieving wealthier statuses, while others find satisfaction in modest lifestyles. It is…

BRIEF SUMMARY The “Cobra Event” by Richard Preston is a fiction –based novel and its plot is set in the city of New York. It revolves around biological weapons i.e. a living organism that is infectious and is used as a weapon mostly in the form of small microscopic particles and spread by releasing into the air. Another main theme of the novel revolves around forensics which is the science of looking at physical evidence to analyze a crime and…

Watership Down was written by Richard Adams. Adams's book is mainly influenced by the time period during WWII where he served in the British Army regardless of its publication in the early 1970s. Based off of the english countryside of Sandleford, two sibling rabbits Hazel and Fiver must battle threats of totalitarianism that affects them directly and challenges the ideas of democracy in their warrens. But how will they be able to even stand a chance against such challenge? They…

William Shakespeare is arguably one of the most famous writers of all time. He has written thirty eight plays, two narrative poems, several other poems and one hundred fifty four sonnets. Some of his most famous poems are Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Those two poems are just a few of the many poems Shakespeare wrote. I think Shakespeare is a remarkable person because he accomplished so much in just fifty two years of his life.William Shakespeare was born in…

Examine closely the contrasting characters of Hal and Hotspur in King Henry IV, Part One, showing how the play is built around their actions and different destinies, and how this contrast is reflected in the language associated with them. This play is showing the point of history when Henry IV (Bolingbroke) disposesses Richard II from the throne in 1399. It shows the problems Henry faces after he has changed and tampered with the divine rights of kings and then dishoned…

The story the "Idol House of Astarte" is just one of the stories that appeared in Dame Agatha Christie's "The Thirteen Problems" (1932, 2000)(also published as "The Tuesday Club Murders. ") Ms. Jane Marple, one of Christie's most beloved characters is the village old maid who has a knack for observing parallels between situations (Bargainnier 42). She along with her playwright nephew Raymond West, the artist Joyce Lempriere, Scotland Yard's Sir Henry Clithering, the elderly clergyman Dr. Pender and the…

"The Significance of Life" is an excerpt from Richard Taylor's book Great and Evil: A New Instructions, with this book Mr. Taylor was believed to have adopted a radical subjectivist view of ethics. In this excerpt he explains why presence and life is worthless and he sheds light into the significance of life. Throughout his explanations Richard utilizes an example from an ancient Greek misconception. The myth has to do with Sisyphus a Greek male who offended the gods and…

Connections of commonality and dissimilarity may be drawn between a multiplicity of texts through an appreciation of the values and attitudes with which they were composed. Accordingly, the values and attitudes of the individual being may be defined as an acute blend of externally induced, or contextual and internally triggered, or inherent factors. Cultural, historical, political, religious and social influences, dictated by the nature of one’s surroundings, imprint a variable pattern of values and attitudes upon the individual. Thus any…

Here in Life of Pi the protagonist's struggle for survival in the middle of an unheedful ocean is done in a tone that echoes the sound of a well-written work of fiction being read out aloud. Life of Pi is a story about struggling to survive through seemingly insurmountable odds. The shipwrecked inhabitants of the little lifeboat don’t simply concede to their fate: they actively fight against it. The human mind is an amazing instrument. In the face of the…

Examinations of Shakespeare's play 'King Richard III' and Pacino's docu-drama 'Looking for Richard' reveals relationships between the texts and their respective audience. The fifteenth century and twentieth century contexts demonstrates the values of each text and enables understanding of how the film enriches the ideas presented in the play. 'King Richard III' portrays a hateful, corrupted Richard exploring divine justice and the notion of appearance versus reality in the context of the Elizabethan era. With a time difference of four…

The poem "Richard Cory" portrays how somebody who seems to have everything will still be dissatisfied. All the poor townspeople regarded Richard Cory as a near-best gentleman. He was an extremely rich guy, and the townspeople believed he should have been extremely delighted with his life. No one understood that this man was really suffering inside. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what Richard Cory was suffering from, and what led up to his supreme grief.…

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, in their remarkable cinematic creation "Little Miss Sunshine," navigate a profound exploration of winning that challenges conventional perspectives. The central thesis revolves around the notion that true victory is rooted in perseverance and the enjoyment of the journey, transcending the simple act of securing the first position. This essay undertakes a meticulous examination of the evolving concept of winning through the intricate character development of Richard Hoover, emphasizing his dialogue, costume choices, and the adept…

The film Little Miss Sunshine directed by Valerie Farris and Jonathon Dayton tells of the Hoover Family’s emotional and physical journey from New Mexico to Florida for the youngest member, Olive’s beauty pageant competition. The viewing audience is introduced to several characters in the beginning of the film and are able to see their development and change as the film progresses. Richard Hoover is the father of the dysfunctional Hoover family who shows an important change in values and viewpoint…