Queen Elizabeth

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Queen Elizabeth is the widowed queen consort in Shakespeare’s "Richard III," a politically astute and grieving mother whose children’s fate and own survival are threatened by Richard’s ruthless rise to power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
alignsWith the Yorkist cause ⓘ
antagonist Richard III ⓘ
appearsIn Richard III ⓘ
associatedTheme loss ⓘ
maternal suffering ⓘ
political manipulation ⓘ
power and survival ⓘ
childrenFateThreatenedBy Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
concern children’s safety ⓘ
her own survival ⓘ
courtAffiliation House of York ⓘ
creator William Shakespeare ⓘ
dramaticArc from royal security to threatened widowhood ⓘ
dramaticFunction political counterweight to Richard III ⓘ
voice of maternal grief ⓘ
emotionalState grieving mother ⓘ
fears murder of her sons in the Tower ⓘ
firstAppearance The Tragedy of Richard III ⓘ
genre history play ⓘ
hasDialogueWith Duchess of York ⓘ
Queen Margaret ⓘ
Richard III ⓘ
historicalBasis Elizabeth Woodville ⓘ
isMotherOf Elizabeth of York ⓘ
Prince Edward ⓘ
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ
other children of Edward IV ⓘ
languageOfWork Early Modern English ⓘ
literaryTradition English Renaissance drama ⓘ
maritalStatus widowed ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
nationalityInFiction English ⓘ
notableAction negotiates the future marriage of Elizabeth of York ⓘ
notableScene lamentation scene with the Duchess of York and Margaret ⓘ
opposes the usurpation of the throne by Richard III ⓘ
politicalTrait politically astute ⓘ
roleInWork queen consort ⓘ
seeksAllianceWith Duchess of York ⓘ
Lady Anne Neville ⓘ
Margaret, former Queen ⓘ
linked to: Queen Margaret
settingOfCharacter Wars of the Roses ⓘ
spouse King Edward IV ⓘ
threatenedBy Richard III’s rise to power ⓘ
timePeriodInFiction late 15th century England ⓘ
title Queen of England ⓘ
workForm tragedy ⓘ

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