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Page 1: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

RICHARD IIIRICHARD III

Character, Conflict, Staging

Page 3: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

Food for ThoughtFood for Thought What happens

in the play? Are there any

flashbacks? Foreshadowing?

When does the rising action reach the climax?

Page 4: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

Food for ThoughtFood for Thought

PLOT AND CONFLICT

What conflict/conflicts are present in the play?

How is the conflict resolved?

What happens in front of our eyes and what happens off-stage? Why?

What kind of the conflict does Richard face?

Page 5: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

Food for ThoughtFood for Thought What means of

characterization are used?

What do the soliloquies tell us about the eponymous character?

Do characters change throughout the play?

Page 6: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

Food For ThoughtFood For Thought How do characters’

actions advance the plot?

How do dialogues reveal characters’ emotions and intentions?

How is humour created in this tragedy?

Page 7: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

A Villain or a Victim?A Villain or a Victim?Fate/historical determination versus free will.

Richard as a scapegoat to end the feud.

Richard as a martyr (Al Pacino) (compare to St. Sebastian).

Page 8: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

Saint SebastianSaint Sebastianby by Gerrit Van Honthorst by Gerrit Van Honthorst by Diego RiberaDiego Ribera

Page 9: RICHARD III Character, Conflict, Staging. More Faces of Richard Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ron Cook) Lady Ann and Richard (Ian

Why does Richard Why does Richard Matter?Matter?

Relevance to the present day

Politics; King Rikki (2002 film about street gangs).

Kevin Spacey about Richard.

Al Pacino Looking For Richard

John Douglas Thompson as Richard III