Richard III (Play)


Guide Note:Richard III (Play) is a classic history play by William Shakespeare.

Fast Facts:

  1. Written: 1591
  2. Primary source: Chronicles - Raphael Holinshed
  3. Entered into Stationers' Register: October 20, 1597 by bookseller Andrew Wise
  4. Shakespeare's second longest play (after Hamlet)
  5. First performance: Saturday, November 17, 1633 - at Court in celebration of Queen Henrietta Maria
  6. Ran for 33 performances on Broadway in 1979
  7. Main Characters:
    1. Richard III
    2. George of Clarence
    3. Lady Anne Neville
    4. Queen Margaret
    5. Earl of Richmond
  8. Famous Quotes:
    1. Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York. 1.1
    2. I am not in the giving vein to-day. 4.2
    3. Harp not on that string. 4.4
    4. A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse! 5.4

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  6. Project Gutenberg: Richard III Downloadable Full Text
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