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Richard the Third - Research Paper

Richard the Third

Frank Carnovale

As much as I enjoyed our class sessions going through `Taming of the Shrew' I enjoyed `Richard the Third' even more. All of the scenes that we watch in class gave me great insight on what kind of person I believe Richard really is. Richard to me appears a man seeking power with only that in mind. He is more than resourceful and throughout the play you cannot help but notice Richard's precision around each thought and each action. Maneuvers he pulls throughout the play seem unthinkable. I am using unthinkable in two terms; one term being that his actions, such as murder and dishonesty are unthinkable. The other term is that his plan is almost so smart, that it is ...

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as supposed. Wherever he is monstrous, it was to conform to vulgar opinion." Out of the two versions we had watched in class which highlight Al Pacino and Ian Mckellan it is quite easy to agree with Lamb's quote. Watching Al Pacino behind the scenes command excellence from himself is quite an impressive thing to watch. He wants to know every aspect of his character. It is discussed for a long time, but Pacino finally finds his character in Richard. The way he talks to other characters and the audience should show off Richard's intelligence and determination. Between the two videos, the character of Richard prides himself of being exact in every part of his every plan. There is no sense of a monstrous being in Richard; this was last confirmed by myself on one of the last scenes play by Ian Mckellan. Richard had been so focused on his power trip that he had let Queen Elizabeth fool him to let her go without killing her. That is the moment where I had acknowledged for sure that ...

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Added: 10/16/2012 11:11:31 PM
Submitted By: Frankie_Figs
Category: Shakespeare
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