Richard III

Video:

	click to watch: "Richard III"	Excerpt from Act 1, Scene 1 : London. A street Actor: Adrian Schiller (Gloucester) Clip length: 2 min 34 sec
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Synopsis:

As one line ends, so another shall begin. In blood.

A crooked back.
A twisted mind.
A warped ambition.
He can kill those who oppose him, but he cannot kill their ghosts.

"Richard III": Portrait of a serial killer.

Rated R. May cause perfectly decent actors to affect silly voices and loping movements

"In our considered opinion, that guy is a nut job. I mean total fruit loop."
- Psychology weekly

History:

aka "The Tragedy of King Richard the Third"

Written in 1592

First performance probably late 1592

First published in 1597

You can read the full text of
"Richard III" at MIT.edu:
"Richard III: Entire Play"

You can find a full synopsis of
"Richard III" at Bardweb.net:
"Shakespeare Resource Center - Richard III"