Shakespeare’s play "Richard III"

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Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" is a historical drama that portrays the ruthless rise and fall of England’s King Richard III, dramatizing his alleged role in the murder of the Princes in the Tower.

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Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history play ⓘ
play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
antagonistOf House of Lancaster ⓘ
author William Shakespeare ⓘ
basedOn Holinshed’s Chronicles ⓘ
Sir Thomas More’s history of King Richard III ⓘ
life of King Richard III of England ⓘ
climaxEvent Battle of Bosworth Field ⓘ
containsFamousLine Now is the winter of our discontent ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dramaticForm blank verse ⓘ
featuresSupernaturalElement ghosts of Richard’s victims ⓘ
firstEditionFormat quarto ⓘ
firstPerformance circa 1592–1594 ⓘ
firstPublication 1597 ⓘ
folioPublicationYear 1623 ⓘ
genre historical drama ⓘ
history play ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ
historicalAccuracy highly dramatized and Tudor-influenced ⓘ
includedIn First Folio ⓘ
influencedBy Tudor propaganda about Richard III ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Duke of Clarence ⓘ
Lady Anne Neville ⓘ
linked to: Anne Neville

Lord Hastings ⓘ
Margaret of Anjou ⓘ
Princes in the Tower ⓘ
Queen Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Woodville

Richard III ⓘ
Richmond ⓘ
numberOfActs 5 ⓘ
openingLineSpeaker Richard III ⓘ
portrays alleged murder of the Princes in the Tower ⓘ
fall and death of Richard III at Bosworth Field ⓘ
manipulation and political intrigue at the Yorkist court ⓘ
rise of Richard III to the English throne ⓘ
protagonist Richard III ⓘ
settingEvent Wars of the Roses ⓘ
settingPeriod late 15th century ⓘ
settingPlace England ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Tower of London ⓘ
theme conscience and guilt ⓘ
deceit and manipulation ⓘ
legitimacy and kingship ⓘ
power and ambition ⓘ
retribution and justice ⓘ
timeOfWriting circa 1592–1594 ⓘ

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Princes in the Tower murders → subjectOf → Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" ⓘ
Richard, Duke of Gloucester → associatedWork → Shakespeare’s play "Richard III" ⓘ