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    Richard Iii

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    "What qualities of character did Richard III have that enabled him to ascend the throne?" Name and show these characteristics in action in the play Richard III. Also: "Richard III is a consummate villain". Show that his summation of Richard’s character is true. To achieve goals‚ in one’s life‚ one must be determined and must have certain characteristics that reciprocate to one’s goals. In the play Richard III‚ Richard III’s goal is to ascend the throne. There are two ways that one can claim

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    Richard Speck

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    On December 6th‚ 1941 the world welcomed Richard Benjamin Speck‚ who would become a well-known mass murderer. Speck‚ having a rather rough childhood‚ had an extensive criminal background before committing the unspeakable murders that made him famous. After being found guilty‚ Speck spent his remaining days in Chicago’s Stateville Penitentiary. One can look at Richard’s personal history‚ crime and criminal history to try and pin him to one criminological theory‚ when in reality‚ none will really

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    Richard III

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    In Shakespeare’s play “Richard III‚” the character Richard is crafted as a representation of of the id‚ ego‚ and superego of psychology. The concept of the id demands immediate satisfaction‚ an impulsive component of human qualities. The ego is concerned with devising a realistic strategy to obtain pleasure‚ which tries to avoid consequences and seek social acceptance. On the other hand‚ the superego is based on moral values‚ where the individual is aware of their rights and wrongs. Throughout Richard’s

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    Richard the Third

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    ‘King Richard III’‚ human condition is shown throughout the play through the words of the characters‚ but most noticeable is through antagonist Richard and how he is power-hungry‚ also Shakespeare’s need to perpetuate the Tudor Myth. While in ‘Looking for Richard’ Al Pacino’s 1996 docu-drama human condition is shown through Al Pacino and the reasons as to why he wanted to create Looking For Richard‚ these reasons include wanting to revive Shakespeare and also to bring Shakespeare and Richard the Third

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    Richard III To an extent‚ surly there are other characters in the play that show poor characters‚ perhaps even worse than Richard himself. However‚ it’s not the same characteristics the share that make them so “bad”. For example‚ Anne’s lack of restraint and weakness towards losing her position makes her weaker than Richard which on some sense is “worse. But overall‚ Richard the third is by far the worst character throughout the play. Richard is in every way the dominant character

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    King Edward IV brokers a reconciliation between Queen Elizabeth‚ Dorset‚ and Rivers and Hastings and Buckingham. Anon‚ Richard appears to reconcile with everyone else when Queen Elizabeth mentions her wish to have Clarence pardoned. To the shock of everyone‚ most especially to King Edward IV himself who claims that he had issued an order reversing Clarence’s condemnation‚ Richard informs the gathered assembly that Clarence is dead and buried‚ adding that the King’s countermand must have been too late

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    Ann RIchards

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    Ann Richards Ann Willis Richards is arguably one of the most important women in Texas history. Her broad political life included County Commissioner‚ Treasurer of the State of Texas‚ and the second woman Governor of Texas. She created opportunities to countless women‚ improved Texas economics‚ and made reformations of many crises faced by early Texas. Ann Richards was born Dorthy Ann Willis in Lakeview‚ Texas on September 1‚ 1933. She grew up in Waco‚ Texas and was granted a scholarship to attended

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    ------------------------------------------------- What themes and techniques link the two texts? Refer to the opening scenes of both. (50/50) Due: Thursday 16th Shakespeare’s play King Richard III and Al Pacino’s documentary Looking for Richard are two text composed more than 400 years apart that can be linked through their themes and techniques. The influence of these themes or values however‚ is subject to the context of the audience. Both texts explore the characterisation of the main character Richard and how he is

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    Analysis of Richard III Members: Natalia Molina Melisa Ocanto Melina Pustilnik Vanesa Verna Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa Universidad Nacional de San Martín RICHARD III 1) Richard III: hero or villain. 2) Analyze women in the play. 3) Analyze the use of dramatic irony in the play. 4) Analyze the opening soliloquy in Richard III. 5) Which is Richard ’s hamartia? When does it occur? 6) Where do you find the climax of the play? 7) Where do you find the catharsis and where

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    The comparative analysis of Shakespeare’s “Richard III” circa 1591 and Al Pacino’s 1996 docudrama “Looking for Richard” (LFR) reveals the capacity of these texts to transcend their timeframes due to their exploration of ideas perennially relevant to human nature. As humans‚ there is an innate desire of us to exert our ideals and beliefs on others as well as an underlying ambition for power‚ hence these texts explore the way in which art can be used to shape and reshape historical perceptions as well

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