Richard+III

Richard III: one of the great 'historical' plays - and one of the most enigmatic figures in English history. Did he kill his brother and plot to seize the throne? Did he kill his nephews, the Princes in the Tower? Did he really want to marry his neice? Find out this and much more - and learn insults with a multitude of applications in social situations... Here's to Richard! (And here's to the fact that there's a whole lot of information on the net to help you enjoy and understand the play.) =The Writer= [|Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet (great site!)] [|Bard Web] =The Play=

On line copy of text
[|Bibliomania] =Class Notes and Powerpoints=

On-Line Study guide
[|Sparks Study Notes] [|gradesaver]

Explorations of the play -
[|Sir Ian McKellan talking about the opening soliloquy (extremely cool!)] [|About Shakespeare's War of the Roses Plays (extra for experts!)] [|literature network (includes forum)] [|Portrait of a Villian] =The Person= [|Wikipedia] [|Richard III Society]

=The History= [|The War of the Roses] [|British Royal Family website] [|Brief history, including family tree (scroll down)]