im trying to find it on the internet and im not geting anywhere. can anyone help?
2007-01-20 03:30:29 · 2 answers · asked by stacey g 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
He was somthing of a social activist in his time. I would imagine the story of a king that was crazy, and misjudged constantly because of a handicap would be interesting to him. If you notice, tho truthfull, he was also very sympathetic to the chacter.
2007-01-20 05:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by LPnerd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, "Richard III" was the tail end of an 8-play historical sequence for Shakespeare. The play, which were not written consecutively, are:
Richard II
Henry IV, pt. 1
Henry IV, pt. 2
Henry V
Henry VI, pt. 1
Henry VI, pt. 2
Henry VI, pt. 3
Richard III
So, the short answer to your question is that Shakespeare was merely completing the historical sweep that began with "Richard II."
2007-01-20 07:12:51 · answer #2 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋