Richard Essays
Richard Wilbur’s creation “Juggler” presents the reader with number of images making this a very vivid poem. On the literal level, by using devices such as movement, shape, sound and color the reader can picture the juggler’s amazing performance. For example, Wilbur suggests positive responses from the audiences on the juggler’s performance. “The boy stamp…
The tragedy of Richard III lies in the progressive isolation of its protagonist.’ Discuss. There are many ways throughout the play that Shakespeare shows isolation in Richard Gloucester, the protagonist, but there is some debate over whether or not it is this which leads to tragedy. This partly occurs due to the dubious understanding of the…
These different articles about Richard Cory presented to us show us three different viewpoints of the same story. The three different articles cover the same information, but the way they use the characteristics of writing to convey us their message is uniquely different. The first article is a newspaper article; this article is based around…
In Act four Scene two an interesting situation occurs, when Buckingham asks for more time to think about killing the two princes but Richard takes this very badly and says that he will not trust Buckingham again, “Tut, tut, thou art all ice. Thy kindness freezes” (Act four Scene two) He then gets someone who…
The question of Richard lll’s reputation is a puzzle as he was thought of in many alternative ways by the different characters or at contrasting times in the play. His reputation deteriorates towards the end of the play. His brothers Clarence (George) and Edward are fond of him and believe he is an honest, trustworthy…
Explain the importance of Act 1 Scene 1 to ‘King Richard Third’ Discuss your ideas for presenting these scenes and say, how successfully you think the Loncraine Version interpreted them This plays deals with the story of King Richard third, Duke of Gloucester, and reflects on how he gained the English Throne. The genre is ‘history’…
Shakespeare wrote Richard III as a tragedy by using his own interpretation of Richard, choosing his words, thoughts and opinions carefully as at the time of Shakespeare writing this play Queen Elizabeth had employed Francis Walshingham as the head of the Secret Service. Francis then recruited espionage agents to listen to the conversations that were…
Over all Richard has his way with twisting words and toying with people’s emotion in order to get what he wants. In this case he was Anne and he changes her opinion of him to like him rather than to detest him. The first interaction that we see between Richard and Anne is when Richard…
But also she could be seen as showing signs of cowardice, for she says ” When Duncan is asleep”, this could be seen as a sign that she does not wish to look Duncan in the eye when they kill him. It can be further argued that if she really was a fearless and uncaring…
A hero is defined as “a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability, an illustrious warrior, a person- a man admired for noble achievements & qualities (e. g. courage), the principal male character in a literary or dramatic work”. A villain is defined as “a scoundrel, rascal; also…
In Shakespeare’s Richard II, the king Richard’s identity can be characterized by several major subjects. Firstly, at the very beginning of the play, he gives a good image of him and seems sure of himself. But our esteem of him will quickly decline, and even during the first scene of the play. Indeed, Bullingbrook clearly…
The United States of America had its first President way back in 1789 and in the past 221 years only once did the President have to resign. This was the 37th president, Richard Nixon. He resigned from office due to his alleged involvement in the Watergate scandal. This paper will thus explore the question: “To…
The original ‘Goblin Market’ was a poem written in 1859 (published 1862) by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) for her love-lorn sister Maria Francesca. Christina, along with her brother Dante Gabrielle, were associated with the literary and artistic movement termed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. A poem about young girls and goblins, “Goblin Market” narrates a crisis in…
A monologue from the play by William ShakespeareQUEEN MARGARET: If ancient sorrow be most reverent,Give mine the benefit of senioryAnd let my griefs frown on the upper hand.If sorrow can admit society,Tell over your woes again by viewing mine.I had an Edward, till a Richard killed him;I had a Harry, till a Richard killed him:Thou…
A monologue from the play by William ShakespeareRICHARD: Now is the winter of our discontentMade glorious summer by this son of York;And all the clouds that lowered upon our houseIn the deep bosom of the ocean buried.Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths,Our bruised arms hung up for monuments,Our stern alarums changed to merry…
A monologue from the play by William ShakespeareCLARENCE: O, I have passed a miserable night,So full of fearful dreams, of ugly sights,That, as I am a Christian faithful man,I would not spend another such nightThough ’twere to buy a world of happy days–So full of dismal terror was the time.Methoughts that I had broken from…
A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare RICHARD: Look what is done cannot be now amended:Men shall deal unadvisedly sometimes,Which after-hours gives leisure to repent.If I did take the kingdom from your sons,To make amends I’ll give it to your daughter;If I have killed the issue of your womb,To quicken your increase I will…
A monologue from the play by Christopher Marlowe NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Works. Christopher Marlowe. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. YORKE: She wolf of France, but worse than Wolves of France: Whose tongue more poison’d than the Adders tooth How ill beseeming is it in thy sex, To triumph like an Amazonian trull…
A monologue from the play by Christopher Marlowe NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Works. Christopher Marlowe. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. GLOSTER: I, Edward, will use women honourably, Would he were wasted marrow, bones and all, That from his loins no issue might succeed To hinder me from the golden time I look for,…
A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare QUEEN MARGARET: If ancient sorrow be most reverent, Give mine the benefit of seniory And let my griefs frown on the upper hand. If sorrow can admit society, Tell over your woes again by viewing mine. I had an Edward, till a Richard killed him; I had…
A monologue from the play by Christopher Marlowe NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Works. Christopher Marlowe. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. QUEEN: Brave warriors, Clifford & Northumberland, Come make him stand upon this molehill here, That aimed at mountaines with outstretched arm, And parted but the shadow with his hand. Was it you that…
A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare RICHARD: Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York; And all the clouds that lowered upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths, Our bruised arms hung up for…
A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare CLARENCE: O, I have passed a miserable night, So full of fearful dreams, of ugly sights, That, as I am a Christian faithful man, I would not spend another such night Though \’twere to buy a world of happy days– So full of dismal terror was the…
A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare RICHARD: Look what is done cannot be now amended: Men shall deal unadvisedly sometimes, Which after-hours gives leisure to repent. If I did take the kingdom from your sons, To make amends I\’ll give it to your daughter; If I have killed the issue of your womb,…
A monologue from the play by Christopher Marlowe NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Works. Christopher Marlowe. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. YORKE: She wolf of France, but worse than Wolves of France: Whose tongue more poison\’d than the Adders tooth How ill beseeming is it in thy sex, To triumph like an Amazonian trull…
A monologue from the play by Christopher Marlowe NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Works. Christopher Marlowe. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910. GLOSTER: I, Edward, will use women honourably, Would he were wasted marrow, bones and all, That from his loins no issue might succeed To hinder me from the golden time I look for,…
By Richard Wilbur Still, citizen sparrow, this vulture which you call Unnatural, let him but lumber again to air Over the rotten office, let him bear The carrion ballast up, and at the tall Tip of the sky lie cruising. Then you’ll see That no more beautiful bird is in heaven’s height, No wider more…
Bright lights, flashes going off, beautiful and famous people everywhere, creative set designs, and everyone working to make the photo shoot perfect. This was the life of famous Richard Avedon. Avedon is one of the most successful photographers of the 20th Century. He is known for his fashion, advertising, exhibitions and book photographs that he…
Often there are individuals who stand up to the racism that exists everywhere in the world. In Black Boy, by Richard Wright, Richard Wright is confronted by racism everyday. Richard faces a difficult struggle in life because he refuses to accept an unequal role in society based on his race. Many of Richards family, friends,…
The play Richard II by William Shakespeare is about a King who failed to perform his duties as King. Shakespeare illustrates the need for a change in the mode of power from that which privileges inheritance to that which values competency. A rule by inheritance is depicted through King Richard, whereas a rule by competency…
