Реферат: Analysis Of Richard Iii Essay Research Paper

he finally wins the mayor and the alderman over and receives the offer to “the

supreme seat, the throne majestically, the scepter office of his ancestors

themselves, the lineal glory of his royal house” . After some false persuasion by

the Duke of Buckingham, Richard finally accepts the “golden yoke of

sovereignty.” Some Critics feel that not all of Richard’s victims were innocent,

they were hypocritical and were trying to use Richard, but that is another topic.

Richard is, simply, too clever to be outwitted. As a king, Richard did not

succeed. He became overconfident, and sloppy. Richard thought that he did not

need to protect himself from enemies since they were all dead. Unaware, that

Stanley, whom he did trust, was defecting to Richmond, his bitter enemy. He

became overconfident when the war came upon him and, in the end, he failed.

As a villain Richard did succeed, he was heartless, intelligent, organized,

manipulative and persuasive. Richard did indeed display the properties of a

perfect villain and therefore fulfilled his goal to ascend the throne. Without these

resources Richard would not have a chance at the throne.

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