Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 143 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Schlegel, August Wilhelm von 1767 1845 Von Schlegel, August Wilhelm Richard III Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_III_(play) Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London "Richard III" by William Shakespeare is a historical play written during the late 16th century. The play explores the rise to power of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who ultimately becomes King Richard III, detailing his manipulative and murderous tactics in the fight for the English throne. The narrative focuses on themes of ambition, betrayal, and the consequences of unbridled desire for power. At the start of the play, the audience is introduced to Richard, who expresses his discontent with the peaceful state of affairs in England following the War of the Roses. He reveals his dark intentions to bring about chaos and eliminate his rivals, including his own brother Clarence, whom he plans to deceive and ultimately murder. Richard's duplicitous nature is further showcased through his interaction with Clarence, who, unaware of his brother's treachery, shares his concerns about ominous omens. This opening sets the tone for a tale steeped in deceit and treachery, marking Richard as a complex antagonist with a fierce desire to achieve greatness at any cost. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Drama Tragedies (Drama) Historical drama Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Drama PR Text DE Drama Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature Category: History - British 273893 2025-08-03T09:36:34.453344 text/html 273706 2025-01-10T01:09:32.764038 text/html 158895 2025-08-03T09:36:43.154237 application/epub+zip 160878 2025-08-03T09:36:36.740257 application/epub+zip 160879 2025-08-03T09:36:35.416314 application/epub+zip 317053 2025-08-03T09:36:46.575235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282681 2025-08-03T09:36:41.821266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252172 2022-09-04T03:37:13.369510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207010 2025-08-03T09:36:34.047260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199155 2020-12-30T03:42:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20125 2025-08-03T09:36:46.732193 application/rdf+xml 12463 2025-08-03T09:36:35.936270 image/jpeg 3195 2025-08-03T09:36:35.692253 image/jpeg 79068 2020-12-30T03:42:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 154553 2025-08-03T09:36:34.473297 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia