The Evil of Richard III Shakespeare Richard III was a traitor, a murderer, a tyrant, and a hypocrite. The leading characteristics of his mind are scorn, sarcasm, and an overwhelming contempt. It appears that the contempt for his victims rather than active hatred or cruelty was the motive for murdering them. Upon meeting him he sounds the keynote to his whole character. " I, that am curtailed of this proportion, cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd sent before my time
noble (Buckingham only joined the rebellion towards its conclusion) it was now initiated by the common people. Alarming to Richard was the large amount of gentry that joined the rising. The rebellion was quickly crushed however as it was poorly organised and morale broke down within the rebels. Henry Stafford Duke of Buckingham was caught and executed by Richard. Richards usurpation of the throne was not the only reason why people did not like or trust him however. Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Richard III a Tyrant as King Throughout history, this very title has been disputed and the outcome has remained debatable to this very day. Richard, Duke of York had remained loyal to his brother, Edward IV throughout his years of reign, and had been well rewarded for his support, he became the Duke of Gloucester. In marrying Anne Neville, daughter of Earl of Warwick, he had inherited mass amounts of Neville land in the north of England after both the Earl and Anne died. He was respected
of a moat or other people think it many have been a ha-ha. 'The stream to the west of the building was broadened into a moat' This statement is by A D K Hawkyard. 'There cummithe an armelet of severne ebbynage and flowing into this parke. Duke Edward had thowght to have trenchyd there, and to have browght it ... ... middle of paper ... ...ngland. Also if you were building a castle for the purpose of serious defence then you wouldn't build it next to the church making an obvious weakness