How Does Howard Manipulate Richard A Tyrant?

Individuals may use the power of language to manipulate and deceive, to fulfil their ambition of gaining power. Richard frequently uses powerful rhetoric to charm and seduce the characters during his quest for the crown. To gain power, Richard decides to marry Anne, the step daughter of the late King Henry. “I’ll have her, but I won’t keep her long”, Richard uses Anne purely as a political piece to gain recognition. Anne clearly despises Richard, referring to him as “Foul devil”. The language is used in the scene to demonstrate Anne’s opinion of Richard as a cruel tyrant. Yet, through his cunning language, Richard is able manipulates Anne into marriage, increasing his political recognition to come closer to the crown and fulfilling his ambition.
This manipulation is also employed by Richard to remove anyone who threatens his power. As Hastings stands between Richard and the crown, he must be eliminated. Using manipulative language, Richard effectively tricks Hastings into sentencing his own death. Asking the simple question of punishment for treason, Hastings replies “I say, my lord, they have deserved death”. This action illuminates the power of language and how it may be utilised to achieve our ambitions.