As time progresses away from the Shakespearean era‚ the central values of Shakespeare’s King Richard III are steadily losing touch with the modern audience. Throughout Al Pacino’s modern remake of Looking for Richard‚ many modern cinematic techniques such as the specific use of colours‚ rearrangement of the original text as well as comparisons made in commentary are heavily included. It is through such cinematic techniques that the modern audience is able to comprehend not only the central values
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"An honest tale speeds best‚ being plainly told.” This quote from William Shakespeare’s King Richard III is a seed from which Al Pacino’s docu-drama Looking For Richard grows‚ both texts demonstrating the intrinsic relationship between contexts and the composition of texts. As 21st century students‚ we see Pacino’s creative reshaping emphasise inherent values within the original text‚ from dynamic perspectives to interpretational understandings‚ presented in an ‘honest’ and ‘plainly told’ composition
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Accomplishments of Richard III Richard III was a strong and effective leader who improved England’s government and enforced fair laws. Although Richard III is most known as an cruel leader who was accused of several murders‚ he was a benevolent leader and did the best he could to help his subjects. Richard was also very charitable; he founded several important councils‚ did his best to enhance the cultural level of his people‚ especially the poor and strived to create an equal and fair land by
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workings of fate‚ the play is a study in the harsh realities f power politics: what individual and social life is like under a despotic and brutal king ruling a deeply corrupt state. Exploiting the divisions cause by feuding political factions‚ and manipulating individuals and the system the cakculating Richard seizes the opportunity to make himself king. He is a Machiavellian figure who will stop at nothing to gain and maintain power. Richard’s extraordinary facility with words enable him to manipulate
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illuminating.” How has your exploration of the connections between King Richard III and Looking for Richard moved you to a heightened appreciation of each text? William Shakespeare’s‚ King Richard III‚ and Al Pacino’s film‚ Looking for Richard‚ conversely explores key ideas and values portrayed in both texts. The comparison accentuates the deep similarity of ideas and values‚ which drive the two texts. Villainy and power in King Richard III highlights the values of moderation and stability of the Renaissance
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Shakespeare’s Richard III‚ Richard ingeniously portrays himself as a transparent man through creative wordplay and deceitful actions. As such he is able to effortlessly manipulate Hastings into initiating his own death. Throughout the passage‚ Hastings continuously misreads Richards’s true character and as a result‚ foolishly ignores the many warnings given to him. He was ignorant to the fact that he is but another stepping stone towards Richards’s journey to the crown. Hastings believes Richard to be an
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Introduction to W. Shakespeare’s Richard III Richard III is among the plays that Shakespeare wrote about the history of England. The events in Richard III come directly after the 3rd part of Henry VI. These two plays make Shakespeare’s first tetralogy; Henry VI that has 3 parts and Richard III are altogether 4 plays in which the events are related. He used Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicles of England‚ Scotland‚ and Ireland(1587) as the main source of his “History Plays” (or Chronicle Plays–sometimes
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be developed and explored. By a comparative study of texts parallels in context can be established and evaluated‚ with the alternate visual mediums key in enhancing the audience experience. Al Pacino’s “Looking for Richard‚” (1996) provides a more coherent view of William Shakespeare’s “Richard III‚” (1592)‚ using similarities between texts to accommodate a modern audience. Both texts represent common themes of war‚ demonstrating the inherent evil of mankind through characterisation‚ with respective
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Richard III - Irony of Shakespeare Shakespeare is known for his wit and brilliance in writing. One of his tactics is his use of irony. There are three types of irony: verbal‚ dramatic and situational. Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the speaker says the opposite of what he or she intends to say. Dramatic irony is the contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true. Situational irony is the discrepancy between appearance and reality or between
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The crowning of Richard III marks the turning point from his rise into power to his demise. Up until he becomes king‚ Richard is the underdog albeit‚ a ruthless and evil one. Thus far‚ the entire play has been focused on Richard’s attempts to assume power and seize the throne. However‚ once he becomes crowned King Richard‚ the focus of the play shifts to Richard’s attempts to maintain power and hold the throne. Essentially‚ the challenge for Richard is no longer gaining power‚ but
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