Appearance Versus Reality Flashcards
Richard - Manipulative
Richard reveals that he is ‘determined to prove a villain,’ and that he concocts ‘drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams’ (page 9)
Richard - Manipulative
‘Dive, thoughts, down to my soul.’ (page 9)
Richard - Manipulative
Dramatic irony makes Richard’s false character evident therefore the contrast between ‘We are not safe, Clarence, we are not safe.’ and ‘Simple, plain Clarence.’ is humorous to the audience. (pages 12 and 13)
Richard - Courtly love
‘Oh wonderful when devils tell the truth,’ Anne says. ‘More wonderful when angels are so angry.’ Richard responds. (page 21)
Richard - Courtly love
‘gentle Lady Anne.’ (page 25)
Richard - Courtly love
Says he did not cry at his father (Warwick’s) death but her beauty has made his eyes ‘blind with weeping.’ (page 25)
Margaret - Powerful
Despite the fact that Richard mocks Margarets curses by undercutting her saying ‘Tis done by me and ends in Margaret.’ She later appears extremely powerful as they materialise. (page 43)
Richard - Manipulative
Calls Hastings, Stanley and Buckingham ‘simple gulls.’ (page 49)
Stanley - Deceptive
Richard refers to Stanley as a ‘simple gull.’ (page 49)
Richard - Manipulation
(Clarence’s naivety)
One of the murderers reveals to Clarence ‘Your brother Gloucester hates you.’ and he challenges this saying ‘he loves me and he holds me dear.’ (page 63)
Buckingham
Invokes God and in doing so curses himself. Says ‘Whenever Buckingham doth turn his hate upon your Grace… God punish me.’ Further to this he asks that God punish him with ‘Deep, hollow, treacherous,’ betrayal from a supposed friend. (page 71)
Richard - Manipulation
(Clarences children)
Despite ‘Boy,’ and ‘Girl,’ being observant towards their grandmothers lies regarding their fathers death. Boy naively calls Richard his ‘good uncle Gloucester.’ (page 77).
Buckingham - Manipulative
Buckingham suggests that Prince Edward be taken by ‘some little train.’ to London to be coronated. This appears to be for the Prince’s safety by later appears to be part of his scheme with Richard. (page 83).
Buckingham and Richard’s relationship
Buckingham says the plan regarding the travel of Prince Edward to London was just an ‘index to the story we [B+R] late talked of.’ (page 85).
York
Richard told York - ‘Small herbs have grace; great weeds do grow apace.’ The Duchess does not deny Richard grew unusually and quickly as a child (page 89).
Richard Ironic due to Dramatic Irony
Richard tells Prince Edward that he saw his uncles (now executed) ‘sugared words.’ rather than their ‘poisoned hearts.’ and that this is because he is too young to yet understand the worlds deceit. (page 97).
Richard - AO5
York asks Richard for his dagger to which Richard responds ‘My dagger little cousin? With all my heart.’ (Page 103).
Buckingham - AO5
Buckingham calls York ‘wonderful,’ and ‘cunning.’ (page 103).
Buckingham - Manipulative
‘For our hearts, I know no more of his [Richards] than I of yours.’ (page 119).
Hastings - Naive
‘I know he [Richard] loves me well.’ (page 119).
Richard - AO5
Richard says ‘no man might be bolder.’ than Lord Hastings. (page 119).
Hastings - Naive
‘there’s never a man in Christendom, who can lesser hide his love or hate than him [Richard].’ (page 121).
Richard - Abrupt shift in behaviour
‘Thou art a traitor. Off with his head!’ (page 121).
Stanley
After Richard commands Hastings execution he tells all those that love him to follow him - Stanley follows him.
Richard - Manipulation / Talent for Dissimulation
Richard reveals he can ‘murder thy breath, in the middle of a word.’ (page 125).
Buckingham - Manipulation / Talent
Buckingham can ‘Tremble.. at the wagging of a straw.’ (page 125).
Richard - Manipulative
Richard says Hastings ‘daubed his vice with show of virtue.’ (page 127).
Richard - Manipulative
Richard ostensibly declines kingship as he cannot ‘bear the golden yoke of sovereignty.’ (page 139).
Buckingham
Organises Richards coronation for the next day.
Richard - Machiavellian Schemes
Repetition of ‘Edward lives.’ (page 155)
Buckingham - Reluctance of understanding
Monosyllabic, unenthusiastic responses (page 155).
Richard - Audacity
Richard tells Elizabeth to convince her daughter that he killed her brothers ‘for love of her [Elizabeth’s daughter].’ (page 179)
Elizabeth
Elizabeth appears persuaded by Richard - asks rhetorical questions such as ‘Shall I forget myself to be myself?’ but never explicitly supports Richards claim for her daughters hand in marriage - strategic? (page 187).
Stanley
Feigns allegiance to Richard and requests to ‘muster up my [Stanleys] friends and meet your Grace [Richard].’ (page 191).
Richard - Losing control
As the messengers arrive - informing Richard of his enemies gathering troops in Kent and Devonshire - the third messenger arrives with good news. However before he reveals his news Richard ‘striketh him.’ (page 191). After he reveals that Buckingham’s army has been broken up by floods Richard apologises and throws money at him (page 193).
Stanley
Says the only reason he cannot support Richmond as much as he wishes to is because his son, George lies in the ‘sty of the most deadly boar.’ (page 195).
Richard’s Camp
Richard’s imperatives such as ‘Up with my tent,’ and ‘make no delay,’ imply that the camp is productive and confident. This is contradicted by the Lord of Surrey looking ‘sad.’ (page 203).
Richmond’s camp
The sun made a ‘golden set,’ at Richmonds camp and he kindly invites his supporters - saying ‘Into my tent; the dew is raw and cold.’ (page 205).
Stanley
It is revealed just before the battle that Stanley declines to help Richard.
