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Richard III Discussion - ACT 4
Title: Richard III Discussion - ACT 4
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1338 | Pages: 5.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Richard III Discussion - ACT 4
Richard III – Act 4
Discussion Questions
1) What does Anne realize about her relationship with Richard?
The horrified Anne fears that Richard's coronation will mean ruin for England, and says that she should have resisted marrying Richard because after all, she herself has cursed him (in Act I, scene ii) for killing her first husband.
About to be crowned queen, she reveals that the curse she placed on Richard’s future wife has ironically fallen upon her. …showed first 75 words of 1338 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1338 total…her over. I believe that Queen Elizabeth cleverly puts Richard off, however Richard interprets this as a victory, again showing that he has lost control of the situation. For the first time Richard is truly deceived by another character in the play.
As Richard fails to convince Queen Elizabeth that he should marry her daughter. It could be said that this scene is designed to demonstrate Richard’s persuasive powers weakening and heralds his downfall.
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