richard iii costume plot

COSTUME PLOT / RICHARD III

Character/Actor

Costume + Prop, Details , Speeches, who does What to and With Whom

Act/Scene/ Location/Time/Summary of Scene

Act 1 sc 1 London A StreetRichard charms the audience with wit, demonstrating himself as an actor. Clarence is takent o the tower and Hastings is released.

Glouster /Richard

Speaking about himself: Deformed, bored, witty and clever, determined to prove a villan. Plotting against Clarenceand the king; subtle false and treacherous…a fabulous opening speech!

Richard brought onto the Elizabethan stage his well-established reputation as a smoothly deceptive, endlesslyshifting, and self- serving character, relentlessly ambitious and, despite his unending flow of verbal disguises,ruthlessly and single-mindedly cruel. The audience knew too much about him to believe that what would follow thisapparently flippant announcement “I am determined to prove a villain”would be a mere melodramatic joke,

Says Clarence’s enemies are his also….irony due to RicharD later being cause of both’s death

“And leave the world for me to bustle”Clarence Witty, called sybaritic and dissolute in some of critical materialguardsConstable ofthe tower ofLondon

Brakenbury

Hastings Self-confident, oily?, manipulative, plotting

With patience (noble lord) as prisoners must.But I shall live (my lord) to give them thanksThat were the cause of my imprisonment.


Act 1Scene 2

London Another StreetAnne mourns Henry VI and her “husband” Edward. Richard woos and wins her.

Lady AnneNeville

Daughter of Warwick (Richard Beauchamp-known as kingmaker); engaged to Edward – son of Henry VI(not reallymarried yet).burying Henry 6 and cursing Richard

Armed Guards W/ corpse of Henry VIAnne to guards: What, do you tremble? Are you all afraid?infication of terror?Says Henry’s wounds are bleedingTressel and Barkley + gentlemen ?????

Richard Enters after first speech; conjured by black magicianAnne to Rich: thou lump of foul deformityGulls Anne, sends Henry to Whiteside not Chertsey

Was ever woman in this humor wooed? Was ever woman in this humor won?

Act 1 Sc 3 The PalaceThe Queen consults her faction about the politics of the court, and about Richard. Richardpresents himself as more sinned against than sinning. Mgt curses them all and reveals somehistory. The murderers are sent to Clarence.

QueenElizabeth Oh, he is young and his minority Is put unto the trust of Richard Gloucester, A man that loves not me, nor none of

you.Pissed at Derby’s wife for arrogance

Later:To Gloucester: You envy my advancement and my friends’;

Rivers Discussion with Queen and Grey about impending death of Edward IV

Grey


Buckingham Says King wishes to reconcile Gloucester and her brothers“princely Buckingham”

Stanley, akaDerby

His wife is Countess of Richmond, and Richmond Henry VII is her son

Gloucester Because I cannot flatter and speak fair, Smile in men’s faces, smooth, deceive, and cog, ‘ Duck with French nodsand apish courtesy, I must be held a rancorous enemy! Cannot a plain man live, and think no harm, But thus hissimple truth must be abused By silken, sly, insinuating Jacks?

Speaking to Queen’s brothers, insulting them, complains they put Clarence in prisonRefers to their lack of nobility and Eliz ageSays they fought for the Lancasters

I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward’s, Or Edward’s soft and pitiful, like mine. I am too childish-foolish forthis world.

Scoffs at the idea of being kingCalls Margaret a foul wrinkled witchBemoans the killing of Rutland (his brother)Stays alone after others have left: in league with Derby and Buckingham through his lies

Hastings

Dorset Son of Eliz by earlier marriage

QueenMargaret

Wife of Henry VI; speaks in asides about her loss of powerTells us Richard killed Henry Vi and her son Edward, former Prince of WalesComes forward: curses them all for deposing herSays Edward Vi dieing of his excesses not her cursesCurses the rest of them

To Richard: On thee, the troubler of the poor world’s peace! The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul! Thyfriends suspect for traitors while thou livest, And take deep traitors for thy dearest friends! No sleep close up thatdeadly eye of thine, Unless it be while some tormenting dream Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils! Thou elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog! Thou that wast sealed in thy nativity The slave of nature and the son of hell! Thouslander of thy mother’s heavy womb! Thou loath’d issue of thy father’s loins, Thou rag of honor, thou detested…


MGT cont

To Elizabeth: Poor painted queen, vain flourish of my fortune, Why strew’st thou sugar on that bottled spider,Whose deadly web ensnareth thee about? Fool, fool, thou whet’st a knife to kill thyself. The day will come when thoushalt wish for me To help thee curse this poisonous bunchbacked toad.Tp Buckingham: O Buckingham, take heed of yonder dog! Look when he fawns, he bites, and when he bites Hisvenom tooth will rankle to the death.

Catesby Call all (except Mgt) to the king

2 Murdrers Come for warrantHastings Lord Chamberlain

To Margaret: But I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence, That they who brought me in my master’s hate I live tolook upon their tragedy.

Act 1Scene 4

London The TowerClarence dreams a fearful dream. The murders discuss the nature of conscience, Murderer 1does the deed while Murderer 2 wishes to re forgiven by God.

Clarence As we paced along Upon the giddy footing of the hatches, Methought that Gloucester stumbled, and in falling Struckme (that thought to stay him) overboard,Into the tumbling billows of the main. O Lord, methought what pain it was todrown, What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears! What sights of ugly death within mine eyes. Methoughts I saw athousand fearful wracks, A thousand men that fishes gnawed upon, Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scattered in the bottom of the sea. Some lay in dead men’s skulls, and inthose holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept, As ‘twere in scorn of eyes, reflecting gems, Whichwooed the slimy bottom of the deep, And mocked the dead bones that lay scattered by.

Was my great father-in-law, renown’d Warwick,(Clarence forsook Warwick to fight for Edward)

Wakes to find murderersKeeper Comforts Clarence


Brakenbury a world of restless cares; refuses to think about why the m2 men have Clarence; exits with Keeper

Murderer 1 Reporting to the Duke of Gloucester

Stabs Clarence

And when I have my meed, I will away, For this will out, and then I must not stay.Murderer 2 The urging of that word “judgment” hath bred a kind of remorse in me.

Come, he dies. I had forgot the reward.(Conscience) I’ll not meddle with it, it makes a man a coward. A man cannot steal, but it accuseth him. A mancannot swear, but it checks him. A man cannot lie with his neighbor’s wife, but it detects him. ‘Tis a blushingshamefaced spirit that mutinies in a man’s bosom. It fills a man full of obstacles. It made me once restore a purse ofgold that (by chance) I found. It beggars any man that keeps it. It is turned out of towns and cities for a dangerousthing, and every man that means to live well endeavors to trust to himself and to live without it.

A bloody deed, and desperately dispatched. How fain, like Pilate, would I wash my hands Of this most grievousmurder.

ACT 2Scene 1

London the PalaceOn his death bed Edward Iv asks his court to make peace. He learns that Clarence hasalready been killed and Gloucester once again accuses the Queen and her family ofduplicity.

King EdwardIV

SickReconciles Rivers and Hastings, Elizabeth and Hastings

Rivers Elizabeth’s brother, Anthony WoodvilleHastings Lord Chamberlain

Dorset,Marquis of

Eliz son by earlier marraige


Grey Eliz son by earlier marraige

Elizabeth,Queen

Her allies are Rivers, Grey and DorsetShe mentions Clarence

Buckingham,Duke ofGloucester I thank my God for my humility.

Feigns insult when Eliz mentions ClarenceBut he (poor man) by your first order died, And that a wing’d Mercury did bear. Some tardy cripple bore thecountermand, That came too lag,….Mark you not How that the guilty kindred of the Queen Looked pale, when they did hear of C’s death?

DorsetStanley Asking forgiveness for his servants sin

Act 2Scene 2

The PalaceThe Duchess of York mourns Clarence, Queen Elizabeth mourns Edward IV. Plans are madefor the presentation of Edward Prince of Wales to court while Richard plots withBuckingham.

Duchess ofYork

Mother of Clarence, Edward IV, and GloucesterEnters w/ Clarence’s childrenWife of Richard Plantagenet ?Ah! That deceit should steal such gentle shape, And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice! He is my son, aye, andtherein my shame, Yet from my dugs he drew not this deceit.

Was never mother had so dear a loss! Alas, I am the mother of these griefs, Their woes are parceled, 28 mine aregeneral. She for an Edward weeps, and so do I. I for a Clarence weep, so doth not she. These babes for Clarenceweep, and so do I. I for an Edward weep, so do not they. Alas! You three, on me threefold distressed, Pour all yourtears, I am your sorrow’ nurse,


Boy Gloucester told him Eliz murdered his fatherChildren Ah, for our father, for our dear Lord Clarence! Duchess of York Alas for both, both mine, Edward andClarence! Elizabeth What stay had I but Edward, and he’s gone. Children What stay had we but Clarence? And he’sgone. Duchess of York What stays had I but they? And they are gone. Elizabeth Was never widow had so dear aloss! Children Were never orphans had so dear a loss! Duchess of York Was never mother had so dear a loss!

Girl, Margaret

QueenElizabeth

“her hair about her ears” denotes a state of distraction…means her hiar is hasnging looseEdward is dead

Rivers Send for your son King Edward Prince of Wales

Dorset Accept god’s planGloucester Tension with Duchess of York his mother

After all have exited leaving only Buckingham and Gloucester they make plans for controlling the princes coming toLondon

Buckingham A small escort for Edward to London from Ludlow castleIn conversation alludes to plot to separate Edward, Prince of Wales from his mothers kin and that both he andGloucester will go to Ludlow Castle

StanleyHastingsRatcliff

Act 2 Sc 3 London, a streetThe townspeople duscuss the politics of Edward’s minority.

Citizen 1 Discussion of the death of EdwardIV and the minority of Edward Prince of WalesSent for by the judges?

Citizen 2


Citizen 3 Better it were they all came by his father, Or by his father there were none at all. For emulation, who shall now benearest, Will touch us all too near, if God prevent not. O full of danger is the Duke of Gloucester, And the Queen’ssons and brothers, haught and proud. And were they to be ruled, and not to rule, This sickly land might solace asbefore.

Act 2 Sc 4 London The PalaceQueen Elizabeth indicates her fears of Richard and seeks sanctuary with her son RichardDuke of York.

Archbishop ofYorkRichard Dukeof York

Child, not Rich IIIPrattling about his uncles

Elizabeth All go to Sanctuary

Duchess ofYorkMessenger Rivers and Grey arrested by Gloucester and Buckingham; doesn’t know why

Act 3 Sc 1 London a Street (or ???)Prince of Wakes arrives and indicates suspicion of Rochard in re his Woodville uncles andther Tower. The populace is gulled. The Duke of York is brought to the Tower

Young PrinceEdward Princeof Wales

Wants more uncles to greet him; doesn’t believe Richards condemnation of his unclesWhen Mayor enters wonders where his mother and brother are

Doesn’t like the TowerGloucester Nor more can you distinguish of a man Than of his outward show; which (God he knows) Seldom or never jumpeth

with the heart.


Your Highness shall repose you at the Tower.

Gloucester ( aside ) So wise so young, they say, do never live long. Prince Edward What say you, uncle?Gloucester I say, without characters, fame lives long. ( aside ) Thus, like the formal vice, iniquity, I moralize twomeanings in one word.

At end of scene all but Buckingham ( and for short while Catesby) exeunt

Tells Catesby to tell Hastings his knot of enemies will be killed (the Queens kin)

Promises Buckingham the Earldom of Hereford because of his support in re death of Hastings.Buckingham Sends cardinal to get Eliz to let Young Richard Brought to them

The benefit thereof is always granted To those whose dealings have deserved the place, And those who have thewit to claim the place. This prince hath neither claimed it, nor deserved it, And therefore, in mine opinion, cannothave it.

Cardinal God forbid We should infringe the holy privilege Of bless’d sanctuary! Not for all this land Would I be guilty of sodeep a sin.Leaves w/ HastingsReturns with Hastings and Young Richard (York)

Catesby Revealed as a coconspirator; need to sound out Hastings???? And with him StanleyHe exits leaving Gloucester and Buckingham

Others

Lord Mayor

AndAttendantsHastings Enters as Prince of Wales wonders where he is; Eliz and Young Richard have taken sanctuary

Goes w/ Cardinal to bring Young RichardAnd returns


YoungRichard Dukeof York

To the Tower after verbally sparring with Richard and more than holding his own

Act 3 Sc 2 In front of Lord Hastings houseIn Which we learn that Hastings will not support Richard and that Rivers, Grey and Vaughnare condemned

Messenger From Lord Stanley: He dreamt the boar had razed off his helm. (helmet)

Hastings Nothing to fear, Catesby will keep us informed; wants to go with Stanley to the Tower

Maintains support for Edward Prince of WalesCatesby Enters as Messenger exits

Makes proposal to Hastings to kill Queen’s kin (Rivers, Vaughn and Grey)Stanley Enters; still trepedatious; exits with Catesby

Herald Enters as they exit; given money by Hastings? Why?And exits immediately

Priest , SirJohn

indicating has first university degree (B.A.?)Enters as Herald leaves

Buckingham Prophesizes Hastings death

ACT 3 Sc3 Pomfret CastleIn which Rivers Vaughn and Grey are killed., and Margarets curses are recalled.

Ratcliff


Armed MenRiversGrey Victims of margarets curse

Vaughn

Act 3 sc 4 The Tower of London, seated at tableIn which Hastings is accused of treason and Beheaded

Buckingham We know each other’s faces. For our hearts, He knows no more of mine than I of yours, Or I of his, my lord, than youof mine.

Says to Gloucester: Had not you come upon your cue, my lord,

Leaves with GloucesterStanleyBishop of Ely Sent by Richard for strawberries and returns

Ratcliff He and Lovel take Hastings prisoner and presumably cut off his head

Come, come, dispatch, the Duke would be at dinner. Make a short shrift, he longs to see your head.LovelAnd OthersHastings In re Richard he says: I think there’s never a man in Christendom Can lesser hide his love, or hate, than he, For by

his face straight shall you know his heart.

O Margaret, Margaret, now thy heavy curse Is lighted on poor Hastings’ wretched head!


Gloucester Dramatic entrance as others discuss him

Draws Buck aside and reports Hastings not with them

Returns and accuses Elizabeth, Mistress Shore and u;timately Hastings of treason

Act 3 Sc 5 The Tower WallsIn which Richard lays out plans to bring the townspeople on his side and to silence thechildren of his brothers.

Gloucester Directing the opening scene

Sends Buckingham to Guildhall to spread rumors about Edward IV profligacy, illegitimacy of Prince of Wales, misuseof townspeoples wives and daughters. Edward begot while Henry Vi in France.

Sends everyone to bring Reverend Doctor Shaw and Friar Penker

Alone he plans to sequester both Clarence’s and Edward IV childrenBuckingham Wearing rusted ugly armor ?

Tut, I can counterfeit the deep tragedian, Speak, and look back, and pry on every side, Tremble and start at waggingof a straw, Intending deep suspicion. Ghastly looks Are at my service, like enforc’d smiles, And both are ready intheir offices At any time to grace my stratagems.

Alone he plans to sequester both Clarence’s and Edward IV childrenLord Mayor Gulled in regards Hastings death

Catesby

Ratcliff With Hastings’ head, soon after Mayor enetrsLovel


Act 3 Sc 6 A Street

In which the scrivner says he is not a bad man but not a hero either.Scrivner With document in his hand; detailing Hastings indictment written before Hastings was supposedly found out.

Here’s a good world the while! Who is so gross That seeth not this palpable device? Yet who so bold but says hesees it not? Bad is the world, and all will come to nought, When such bad dealings must be seen in thought.

Act 3 Sc 7 Baynards CastleIn which Richard performs piety and reluctance to be King. He finaaly accepts the crown.

Gloucester Entering from different doors

Exits before Mayor enetersBuckingham Buckingham reports on his meetings with the townspeople and their silence

A new performance for the mayor ….of Richards piety and reluctance to become King: Play the maid’s part, still answer nay, and take it.

When the scene is set Buck offers and then pleads that Richard be king

You say that Edward is your brother’s son. So say we too, but not by Edward’s wife, For first he was contract to LadyLucy - Your mother lives a witness to his vow - And afterward by substitute betrothed To Bona, sister to the King ofFrance. These both put off, a poor petitioner, A care-crazed mother to a many sons, A beauty-waning and distress’dwidow, Even in the afternoon of her best days, Made prize and purchase of his wanton eye, Seduced the pitch andheight of his degree To base declension and loath’d bigamy. By her, in his unlawful bed, he got This Edward, whomour manners term the Prince.

He leaves in a huff with citizens

Hes called back and Richard relents


Long live King Richard. Amen say the citizens

Lord Mayor

Citizens(Aldermen)Catesby Comes and goes with messages from Richard begging him to see the city officials

More begging and Catesby calls Buck and Citizens back

Gloucester Reenters aloft between bishops; apologies

Your love deserves my thanks, but my desert Unmeritable shuns your high request. First, if all obstacles were cutaway, And that my path were even to the crown, As the ripe revenue and due of birth, Yet so much is my poverty ofspirit, So mighty and so many my defects, That I would rather hide me from my greatness, Being a bark to brook nomighty sea, Than in my greatness covet to be hid, And in the vapor of my glory smothered.

Finally: Cousin of Buckingham, and sage, grave men, Since you will buckle fortune on my back, To bear herburthen, whether I will or no, I must have patience to endure the load. But if black scandal or foul-faced reproachAttend the sequel of your imposition, Your mere enforcement shall acquittance me From all the impure blots andstains thereof, For God doth know, and you may partly see, How far I am from the desire of this.

2 Bishops I don’t think they speak

Act 4Scene 1

Before the TowerThe Women learn that Richard is to be King. Dorset flees to Richmond


QueenElizabeth

Enetrs with Duchess of Yorh=k and Dorset

After Stanley makes clear Richard is to be king: Ah, cut my lace asunder, That my pent heart may have somescope to beat, Or else I swoon with this dead-killing news!

Duchess ofYorkDorset Margaret tells him to flee to RichmondLady Anne Enters with Lady Maragaret and Young Margaret

Seems to be referencing Medea’s gifts to Glaucis; doent want to be queen;Remembers that she cursed Richards bed and now she lies in it. The recipient of her own curse.

Lady Margaret

Margaret Clarence’s Daughter

Brakenbury Announces they may not visit the princes at the King’d order; esxits with their angerStanley He’s sent to bring Anne to her coronation

(he’s Richmond’s step- father)

Act 4 Sc 2 London The Palace In which Richard arranges for Tyrrel to kill the princes and refuses to honor his promise toBuckingham.

Richard III Crowned

To Buckingham: O bitter consequence That Edward still should live true noble prince! Cousin, thou wast not wont tobe so dull. Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead, And I would have it suddenly performed. What say’st thou?

Sends Page for Tyrrel (a close exploit of death)


The deep-revolving witty Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsels. Hath he so long held out withme, untired, And stops he now for breath? Well, be it so.

Plants rumor that Anne is ill w/ Stanley (Rich’s step father) + Catesby

Sends Catesby for suitable match for Young Margaret

Sends Tyrrel to kill princes in Tower

Muses on prophecies about Richmond being king (Henry VI) and Roudemont and hos death (a bard of Ireland)

Ignores and then refuses Buck’s “begging”Buckingham To Richard: Your Grace may do your pleasure.

Returns as Tyrrel leaves

Requests his gift of Earl of Heresford

All leave but Buckingham; deceides to flee to Wales his saet of power at BrecknockCatesby Exits before Tyrrel arrivesPage Goes before Stanley arrives and returns with Tyrell

OthersStanley Enters after page is sent for Tyrell

Reports Dorset has gone to RichmondRichard tells him to watch his wife (Rich;s mother)Stanley leaves as Buck and Rich

Tyrrel Enter as Catesby leavesExits to commit the deed


Act 4 Sc 3 The PalaceTyrrel reports that the princes are dead ;Richard plots to wed Young Elizabeth and preparingfor war

Tyrrel The tyrannous and bloody act is done, The most arch deed of piteous massacre That ever yet this land was guilty of.Dighton 1 and Forrest, whom I did suborn 2 To do this ruthless piece of butchery, Albeit they were flesh’d villains,bloody dogs, Melting with tenderness and mild compassion Wept like to children, in their deaths’ sad story. “O thus”(quoth Dighton) “lay the gentle babes”. “Thus, thus” (quoth Forrest) “girdling one another Within their alabasterinnocent arms. Their lips were four red roses on a stalk, And in their summer beauty kissed each other. A book ofprayers on their pillow lay, Which one” (quoth Forrest) “almost changed my mind. But O the devil” - There the villainstopped, Whilst Dighton thus told on: “We smothered The most replenish” sweet work of Nature, That from the prime creation e’er she framed.” Thence both are gone with conscience and remorse, They could not speak, and so I leftthem both, To bring this tidings to the bloody King.

Richard Richard enters as Tyrrel’s speech ends

Tyrrel exits

The son of Clarence have I pent up close, His daughter meanly have I matched in marriage, The sons of Edwardsleep in Abraham’s bosom, And Anne my wife hath bid this world good night. Now, for I know the Breton Richmondaims At young Elizabeth, my brother’s daughter, And by that knot looks proudly oe’er the crown, To her I go, a jollythriving wooer.

Ratcliff Enters as Richard finish summation of his plotting and plans

Reports that more are fleeing to Richmond

Act 4 Sc 4 The PalaceThe chorus of women bemoan and elaborate on their losses. (Eliz in re the Yorks)Ah whohath any cause to mourn but we?Margaret curses them all and flees to France: the Duchess of York curses Richard; Richardproposes to marry young Elizabeth.Richmond lands at Milford and Buckingham is captured


Margaret Fleeing to France

Plantagenet doth quit Plantagenet. Edward for Edward pays a dying debt.

If ancient sorrow be most reverend, Give mine the benefit of seigniory, And let my griefs frown on the upper hand. (sitting with them ) If sorrow can admit society, Tell o’er your woes again by viewing mine. I had an Edward, till aRichard killed him. I had a husband, till a Richard killed him. Thou hadst an Edward, till a Richard killed him. Thouhadst a Richard, till a Richard killed him.

Thou hadst a Clarence too, and Richard killed him. From forth the kennel of thy womb hath crept A hell-hound thatdoth hunt us all to death. That dog, that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood,That foul defacer of God’s handiwork, That excellent grand tyrant of the earth, That reigns in gall’d ‘ eyes of weepingsouls, Thy womb let loose, to chase us to our graves. O upright, just, and true-disposing God, How do I thank thee,that this carnal cur Preys on the issue of his mother’s body, And makes her pew-fellow with others’ moan!

Bear with me. I am hungry for revenge, And now I cloy me with beholding it. Thy Edward he is dead, that stabbedmy Edward, The other Edward dead, to quit my Edward. Young York, he is but boot, because both they Matchednot the high perfection of my loss. Thy Clarence he is dead, that stabbed my Edward, And the beholders of thisfrantic play – Th’adulterate Hastings, Rivers, Vaughan, Grey - Untimely smothered in their dusky graves. Richardyet lives, hell’s black intelligencer, Only reserved their factor to buy souls And send them thither. But at hand, athand, Ensues his piteous and unpitied end, Earth gapes, hell burns, fiends roar, saints pray, To have him suddenlyconveyed from hence. Cancel his bond of life, dear God I pray, That I may live and say the dog is dead!

To be the aim of every dangerous shot, A figure of dignity, a breath, a bubble, A queen in jest, only to fill the scene.Where is thy husband now? Where be thy brothers? Where be thy two sons? Wherein dost thou joy? Who sues, andkneels, and says “God save the Queen”? Where be the bending peers that flattered thee? Where be the thronging troops that followed thee? Decline all this, and see what now thou art. For happy wife, a most distress’d widow, Forjoyful mother, one that wails the name, For one being sued to, one that humbly sues, For queen, a very caitiff(wretch) crowned with care, For she that scorned at me, now scorned of me, For she being feared of all, now fearingone, For she commanding all, obeyed of none. Thus hath the course of justice whirled about, And left thee but avery prey to time, Having no more but thought of what thou wast To torture thee the more, being what thou art. Thoudidst usurp my place, and dost thou not Usurp the just proportion of my sorrow?

Forbear to sleep the night, and fast the day. Compare dead happiness with living woe. Think that thy babes werefairer than they were, And he that slew them fouler than he is. Bett’ring thy loss makes the bad causer worse.Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.


Revolving this will teach thee how to curse.

QueenElizabeth

Ah who hath any cause to mourn but we?

Cf Caliban,,,ask Marg to teach her how to curse

To Rich in re marriage proposal: What were I best to say? Her father’s brother Would be her lord? Or shall I say heruncle? Or he that slew her brothers and her uncles? Under what title shall I woo for thee, That God, the law, myhonor, and her love, Can make seem pleasing to her tender years?

Great back and forth between Rich and Queen Eliz pg 158 in Yale

Finally says she will ask Young ElizDuchess ofYork

Duch of Yorkcont

To Margaret: I had a Richard too, and thou didst kill him. I had a Rutland too, thou holp’st to kill him.

To Marg: O Harry’s wife, triumph not in my woes!

Proposes to Eliz to smother Richard

To Richard: Thou toad, thou toad, where is thy brother Clarence? And little Ned Plantagenet, his son?

To Rich: No by the holy rood, thou know’st it well Thou cam’st on earth to make the earth my hell. A grievousburthen was thy birth to me, Tetchy and wayward was thy infancy. Thy schooldays frightful, desp’rate, wild, andfurious, Thy prime of manhood daring, bold, and venturous. Thy age confirmed, proud, subtle, sly, and bloody, Moremild, but yet more harmful, kind in hatred.

Curses him as her final words to him, and exits

Richard Always his entrances are perfectly timed as his mother proposes they kill him

Flourishes and alarums, will drown them out with war

Richard remains alone with Elizabeth and proposes to marry Young Eliz; 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 willbeget Mine issue of your blood upon your daughter.


To make amends I’ll give it to your daughter. If I have killed the issue of your womb, To quicken your increase I willbeget Mine issue of your blood upon your daughter.

As Eliz leaves: Bear her my true love’s kiss, and so farewell. Relenting fool, and shallow, changing woman!

To Stanley; I fear you wil join him; why haven’t you brought forces to join king; lets Stanley go muster forces butkeeps his son george Stanley as hostage

Awat to Salisbury and bring Buckingham there and all exitAttendantsRatcliff Enter as Eliz leaves

Tells Richard Buckingham is waiting t0 jioin Richmond? Or some big force who is about to land in EnglandCatesby Follows Ratcliff

Rich sends him to Duke of Norfolk to tell him to raise an army and he exitsStanley When did he enter?

Richmond comes to claim the crownClaims he will not join himGoes to muster army exits

Messenger 1 enters as Stanley exitsnobility joining rebels in Devonshirethe rest of messengers enter 1 by 1

Messenger 2 Rebels Also in KentMessenger 3 Struck by Richard but then tells him Buckingham and his forces are dispersedMessenger 4 Lovel and Dorset in Yorkshire are in arms

But Richmonds navy beaten back to Breton by storms

Catesby Returns saying Buckingham is captured, but reports Richmond has landed at Milford after all


Act 4 Sc 5 Lord Stanley’s HouseIn which Stanley reveals his allegiance to Richmond, but must not revolt due to GeorgeStanley

Stanley Sends message explaining situation to Richmond

SirChristopherUrswick

A priest

Recounts the men of name who are with Richmond

And off he goes

ACT 5 Sc 1 Salisbury, An open placeBuckiingham is led to his execution and he laments his sins

Buckingham Led to execution

Laments his sinsSheriffGuards

Act 5 Sc 2 Camp near TamworthRichmond and His followers are confident in their greater force, and their ordained right.


Richmond Fellows in arms, and my most loving friends, Bruised underneath the yoke of tyranny, Thus far into the bowels ofthe land Have we marched on without impediment. And here receive we from our father Stanley Lines of faircomfort and encouragement. The wretched, bloody, and usurping boar, That spoiled your summer fields and fruitfulvines, Swills your warm blood like wash, and makes his trough In your emboweled bosoms, this foul swine Is noweven in the center of this isle, Near to the town of Leicester, as we learn.

True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings. Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.OxfordBlunt He hath no friends but who are friends for fear, Which in his greatest need will fly from him.HerbertOthersDrum andColors

Act 5 Sc 3 Bosworth FieldRichard and Richmond prepare for battle. The ghosts of Richard’s victims prophesy hisdefeat.

Richard In armor; they seem to have taken a bad hit

All exit after tent is pitchedSurrey

Norfolk Reports there are 6 or 7 thousand rebelsOthers exeunt

Richmond These enter as the Rich’s people leave and they pitch Richmond’s tentSends note with Blunt to StanleyPlan battle for tomorrow


Sir WilliamBrandonOxfordSir WalterHerbertBlunt Exeunt into tent

Richard Reenters Catesby says: and all things are in readiness.

Falls asleeoNorfolk Exits earlyRatcliff Richard wants to awoken at midnight for battleCatesby Richard sends him to Stanley with instructions and warningOthers exeunt

Stanley In Richmon’s tent

Will help as much as he canRichmond Believes he is am instrument of godLords andOthers

All exit leaving only Richard and Richmond asleep on stage

Ghost ofPrince Edward

Henry Vi’s son

Edward’ Ghost ( to Richard ) Let me sit heavy on thy soul tomorrow. Think how thou stab’dst me in my prime ofyouth At Tewkesbury. Despair therefore, and die! ( to Richmond ) Be cheerful Richmond, for the wrong’d souls Ofbutchered princes fight in thy behalf. King Henry’s issue, Richmond, comforts thee.

Ghost ofHenry VI

Same drill

Virtuous and holy, be thou conqueror. Harry, that prophesied thou shouldst be king, Doth comfort thee in sleep. Live,and flourish!


and flourish!

Ghost ofClarence

ditto

Ghosts ofRivers,Vaughn, andGrey

ditto

Ghost ofHastings

ditto

Ghosts ofPrinces

ditto

Lady Anne’sGhost

ditto

Buckingham’sGhost

ditto

Richard Awakes

Cold fateful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What, do I fear myself ? There’s none else by, Richard loves Richard-that is, I am I. Is there a murderer here? No. Yes, I am. Then fly. What, from myself ? Great reason, why? Lest Irevenge. What, myself upon myself ? Alack, I love myself. Wherefore? For any good That I myself have done untomyself ? O no. Alas, I rather hate myself For hateful deeds committed by myself. I am a villain. Yet I lie, I am not.Fool, of thyself speak well. Fool, do not flatter. My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tonguebrings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Perjury, perjury, in the high’st degree, Murder,stern murder, in the dir’st degree, All several sins, all used in each degree, Throng to th’ bar, crying all, Guilty! Guilty!I shall despair, there is no creature loves me, And if I die, no soul shall pity me. Nay, wherefore should they, sincethat I myself Find in myself no pity to myself ?

Ratcliff Wakes Richard

They exit ti spy on thir troops to see if they are true


Richmond Awakened and makes oration to army;Yet remember this, God, and our good cause, fight upon our side. The prayers of holy saints and wrong’d souls Likehigh-reared bulwarks ‘ stand before our faces. Richard except, those whom we fight against Had rather have us winthan him they follow, For what is he they follow? Truly, gentlemen, A bloody tyrant and a homicide, One raised inblood and one in blood established …. Then in the name of God and all these rights, Advance your standards , drawyour willing swords. For me, the ransom of my bold attempt Shall be this cold corpse on the earth’s cold face….Godand Saint George! Richmond and victory!

Lords andOthers

Richard A mood of despair lowers over Richard, but he recites his battle plan

Conscience is but a word that cowards use, Devised at first to keep the strong in awe. Our strong arms be ourconscience, swords our law.

Makes his oration; both he and Richmond refer to the rape of wives and lands of their men; our foes are cowards;Amaze the welkin (heavens) with your broken staves!Hears that Stanley isn’t coming and is barely restrained from killing Feorge Stanley at that moment

Ratcliffe

Attendantsand SoldiersNorfolk Finds an ominous note on his tent

ACT 5 Sc 4 Another Part of The FieldRichard’s horse is slain and the battle seems decieded but Richard fights on.

Norfolk

Catesby Says Richard is a brave warrior


“Rescue”

Other Soldiers Exit immediately with Norfolk

Richard A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!All exit

Act 5 Sc 5 Another Part of the FieldRichard and Richmond fight and Richard is slain. Richmond will be crowned and marryYoung Elizabeth. Peace and Properity will reign.

Richmond Asks what men of name on either side are slain and orders a proper interment

the crown as emblem/sign of royalty (Henry, Earl of Richmond 5 grandson of Catherine, widow of Henry V; she thenmarried Owen Tudor; their son, and Richmond’s father, Edmund Tudor, married Margaret Beaufort, linealdescendant of John of Gaunt)

pardons, uniting of Red and White, “Smooth faced peace”; will marry ElizabethStanley Bears the crown

God and your arms be praised, victorious friends, The day is ours, the bloody dog is dead.

George Stanley is aliveOthers

richard iii costume plot

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