Koning Richard de Derde by William Shakespeare
"Koning Richard de Derde" by William Shakespeare is a historical play written in the late 16th century. It follows Richard, Duke of Gloucester, as he schemes, flatters, and murders his way toward the English crown amid the Wars of the Roses. The drama gathers queens, princes, and powerful lords into his plots, setting ambition, conscience, and prophecy against each other. The opening of the play shows Richard declaring his intent to become
a villain and turning the king against his brother Clarence through a prophecy about the letter G. He then confronts Lady Anne at the funeral of King Henry VI and, astonishingly, wins her promise despite having caused the deaths of her husband and father-in-law. At court, Queen Elizabeth’s faction clashes with Richard, while the exiled Queen Margaret appears to curse them all; Richard mocks penitence and secretly hires killers. Clarence endures a terrifying dream and is murdered in the Tower. Next, the ailing King Edward briefly reconciles his nobles, only to learn Clarence is dead, which he bitterly laments. After Edward’s death, the queen and the Duchess of York grieve, and Buckingham urges that the young prince be brought to London with a small escort, while he and Richard privately plan to separate the boy from the queen’s kin. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Translator | Burgersdijk, L. A. J. (Leendert Alexander Johannes), 1828-1900 |
| Uniform Title | King Richard III. Dutch |
| Title | Koning Richard de Derde |
| Alternate Title | Koning Richard III |
| Original Publication | Leiden: A. W. Sijthoff's uitgevers-maatschappij, 1912, pubdate 1913. |
| Credits | Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Drama |
| Subject | Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485 -- Drama |
| Subject | Tragedies (Drama) |
| Subject | Historical drama |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Richard III, 1483-1485 -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 76912 |
| Release Date | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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