King Richard III (Thrift Editions) Paperback – 1 Feb. 2000

This is an excellent study guide for Richard III - ideal for various age groups. I used it with an A Level Performing Arts group and they found it very accessible, with the extra information such as the family tree, incredibly useful and helpful to appreciate the plot fully. The activity suggestions are particularly useful from the drama point of view. It also contains the full text of the play with useful notes.

“It is not possible to found a lasting power upon injustice, perjury, and treachery.”Demosthenes.Shakespeare’s Richard III would have done better had he heard these words. But then we would have had an average, mediocre, unremarkable play about the last Plantagenet King of England.The plot picks up were Henry VI Part 3 ends.Shakespeare opens his play with a speech from Richard, “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this son of York.” Immediately, we understand Richard is manoeuvring to replace his brother on the throne, you can almost taste the venom towards his brother when he states, ‘this son’.It gets better. Richard now begins to court Anne, the widow of the Prince he murdered, not to mention he also assassinated her father-in-law, King Henry VI. The determination with which he woos Anne is incredible and he does it with simpering devotion, albeit, completely falsely. Yet she eventually falls for him! Shakespeare injects fantastic edgy banter between the two characters, it really is worth reading again. In the final Act, the ghosts of those murdered by Richard III appear on stage and friend as well as foe condemn him and lend their support to the opposition. Richard III had a greater army raised but lost the battle and towards the end uttered the much parodied words, “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse”. Indeed it was such a great line Shakespeare used it twice!Was Richard III really as bad as Shakespeare makes out? Probably not. Shakespeare was writing during the time of the Tudor dynasty, which replaced Richard III. There was little to be gained from exonerating Richard. Recent discoveries would indicate he was not the deformed monster we all thought. But what a villain, far be it that the truth should get in the way of a good story!Well done to the ardent fans that put this together and make it freely available on Kindle at no cost.For those who prefer to watch rather than read, Benedict Cumberbatch was excellent as Richard III in BBC’s 2016 “The Hollow Crown”.

shakespeare's controversial version of the story of richard III may be disputed for it's historical accuracy but there is no doubt whatsoever about it's entertainment value. whether watching the play being performed or reading it in print (e-print in my case), it's a tale of a bad guy of epic proportions, and his horseless comeuppance. as my favourite shakespeare play it follows that i will naturally give it my highest recommendation.

I know this was cheap but, since there is no copyright issue or physical media, it bloody should be!! However, ther are far too many hard returns in the Kindle version so that the on-screen format is broken and jagged in many places. Although there is some excellent historical content and educational comment, it is virtually impossible to navigate without sticking to linear reading.Finally, many words are underlined and linked for explanation, but the formatting problems menat that clicking on a link and returning to the text might place you 3 or 4 pages away from your original link.

It'd be easy to run out of superlatives for this production, so I'll merely say it's just about the best Richard III you'll hear (or see, in your "mind's eye"). I'm sorry that Amazon won't allow more than five stars, as this richly deserves them.Robert Stephens was at the very height of his powers here, firing on all cylinders, and possibly on several that hadn't even been fitted.But the revelation is Glenda Jackson as Lady Anne, and shows what a cruel loss it was to the theatre when she went into politics (and what an even crueller loss to politics it was).The cast is a veritable theatre who-was-who (Peggy Ashcroft, Ian Holm, Jeremy Brett, Michael York, Cyril Cusak, Nigel Davenport, etc., etc.), and the acting, direction, diction and audio quality are first rate.Totally recommended!

Love this play

Oh gosh he was the real baddie in the lineage of the crown, although the jury is out if he was totally bad. However the two young princes in line for the crown, his nephews, did mysteriously disappear when he had then incarcerated in the Tower, never to be seen or heard of again, thus putting Richard lll in direct line for the crown. I think he deserved his death under the carpark in Leicester as he was definitely a lying murderous very unpleasant man! So there!!

I liked the way the text is laid out with the Acts and scene in bold, and the characters' name in capital letters.

I will not comment on the play itself for obvious reasons. This Yale edition is excellent, however, for the editor’s note, the introductory essay and the extremely extensive annotations, without which the play itself is (for me) ten times harder to understand and appreciate.

Meraviglioso.

Shakespeare has written such amazing plays that over time you come to expect more and more out of his works. After reading some of his plays, I could feel that this play was a bit over-stretched. Written in the late sixteenth century, King Richard III is a continuation play by William Shakespeare that talks about Richard's re-rise to power and throne. He has described him as a vicious person and shown the dark side of the person both as a ruler and a human being. Lady Anne's role is interesting and adds the spice to the play. It was really heart wrenching to see Lady Anne finally agreeing to marry Richard despite the proclamations by the king on the lady as how he would not commit to her for the long term and rather throw her away once she gets into the bond. This is where Shakespeare's mastery comes into picture and the play takes some amazing twists and turns. It's a funky ride after that which gets intense in the end. A decent play by Shakespeare. I enjoyed Acts III and V the most.

el libro es de una biblioteca que lo habían descatalogado, pero está en buenas condiciones, es una edición vieja pero bien conservada

Como todas as obras de Shakespeare, King Richard III é muito intenso e pede muita atenção na leitura! Mesmo assim, recomendo!