Final play in Shakespeare's dramatization of the strife between the Houses of York and Lancaster. Richard is stunning archvillain who seduces, betrays, and murders his way to the throne. Explanatory footnotes.
"First published in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, an Hachette UK company; First U.S. Edition: April 2018."
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In The Tragedy of King Richard III, Shakespeare chronicles the rise and fall of one of history's most repellent, and the theater's most mesmerizing, figures.
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