Appearance Versus Reality

Question 1

Richard - Manipulative

Answer 1

Richard reveals that he is ‘determined to prove a villain,’ and that he concocts ‘drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams’ (page 9)

Question 2

Richard - Manipulative

Answer 2

‘Dive, thoughts, down to my soul.’ (page 9)

Question 3

Richard - Manipulative

Answer 3

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)

Question 4

Richard - Courtly love

Answer 4

‘Oh wonderful when devils tell the truth,’ Anne says. ‘More wonderful when angels are so angry.’ Richard responds. (page 21)

Question 5

Richard - Courtly love

Answer 5

‘gentle Lady Anne.’ (page 25)

Question 6

Richard - Courtly love

Answer 6

Says he did not cry at his father (Warwick’s) death but her beauty has made his eyes ‘blind with weeping.’ (page 25)

Question 7

Margaret - Powerful

Answer 7

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)

Question 8

Richard - Manipulative

Answer 8

Calls Hastings, Stanley and Buckingham ‘simple gulls.’ (page 49)

Question 9

Stanley - Deceptive

Answer 9

Richard refers to Stanley as a ‘simple gull.’ (page 49)

Question 10

Richard - Manipulation
(Clarence’s naivety)

Answer 10

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)

Question 11

Buckingham

Answer 11

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)

Question 12

Richard - Manipulation
(Clarences children)

Answer 12

Despite ‘Boy,’ and ‘Girl,’ being observant towards their grandmothers lies regarding their fathers death. Boy naively calls Richard his ‘good uncle Gloucester.’ (page 77).

Question 13

Buckingham - Manipulative

Answer 13

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).

Question 14

Buckingham and Richard’s relationship

Answer 14

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).

Question 15

York

Answer 15

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).

Question 16

Richard Ironic due to Dramatic Irony

Answer 16

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).

Question 17

Richard - AO5

Answer 17

York asks Richard for his dagger to which Richard responds ‘My dagger little cousin? With all my heart.’ (Page 103).

Question 18

Buckingham - AO5

Answer 18

Buckingham calls York ‘wonderful,’ and ‘cunning.’ (page 103).

Question 19

Buckingham - Manipulative

Answer 19

‘For our hearts, I know no more of his [Richards] than I of yours.’ (page 119).

Question 20

Hastings - Naive

Answer 20

‘I know he [Richard] loves me well.’ (page 119).

Question 21

Richard - AO5

Answer 21

Richard says ‘no man might be bolder.’ than Lord Hastings. (page 119).

Question 22

Hastings - Naive

Answer 22

‘there’s never a man in Christendom, who can lesser hide his love or hate than him [Richard].’ (page 121).

Question 23

Richard - Abrupt shift in behaviour

Answer 23

‘Thou art a traitor. Off with his head!’ (page 121).

Question 24

Stanley

Answer 24

After Richard commands Hastings execution he tells all those that love him to follow him - Stanley follows him.

Question 25

Richard - Manipulation / Talent for Dissimulation

Answer 25

Richard reveals he can ‘murder thy breath, in the middle of a word.’ (page 125).

Question 26

Buckingham - Manipulation / Talent

Answer 26

Buckingham can ‘Tremble.. at the wagging of a straw.’ (page 125).

Question 27

Richard - Manipulative

Answer 27

Richard says Hastings ‘daubed his vice with show of virtue.’ (page 127).

Question 28

Richard - Manipulative

Answer 28

Richard ostensibly declines kingship as he cannot ‘bear the golden yoke of sovereignty.’ (page 139).

Question 29

Buckingham

Answer 29

Organises Richards coronation for the next day.

Question 30

Richard - Machiavellian Schemes

Answer 30

Repetition of ‘Edward lives.’ (page 155)

Question 31

Buckingham - Reluctance of understanding

Answer 31

Monosyllabic, unenthusiastic responses (page 155).

Question 32

Richard - Audacity

Answer 32

Richard tells Elizabeth to convince her daughter that he killed her brothers ‘for love of her [Elizabeth’s daughter].’ (page 179)

Question 33

Elizabeth

Answer 33

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).

Question 34

Stanley

Answer 34

Feigns allegiance to Richard and requests to ‘muster up my [Stanleys] friends and meet your Grace [Richard].’ (page 191).

Question 35

Richard - Losing control

Answer 35

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).

Question 36

Stanley

Answer 36

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).

Question 37

Richard’s Camp

Answer 37

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).

Question 38

Richmond’s camp

Answer 38

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).

Question 39

Stanley

Answer 39

It is revealed just before the battle that Stanley declines to help Richard.