in The True Tragedy of Richard the Third — Anonymous
Metadata
Play
The True Tragedy of Richard the Third
Author
Anonymous
Year (catalogued)
1594
First performance
1591
Decade
1590s
Genre
Tragedy; History
Play type
Adult Professional
Company
Queen Elizabeth's Men
Speech prefix(es)
Casbie. | Cateſ. | Cat. | Cate. | Catesbie.
Words
287
Characters
1441
Typicality
0.32 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP id
A10730
BritDrama no.
839
Cluster
Cluster 2 — Allegory, Nature & pageant voices
Important excerpts
Passages from this character's speech that contain the most distinguishing words for Cluster 2 (horestes, quha, weill, bohor, sysimethres, griselda…). Matches are highlighted.
Renowned and right worthy Protector, Whose excellency far deserves the name of king then protector, Sir William Casbie wishes my Lord, That your grace may so govern the
Full speech
Renowned and right worthy Protector, Whose excellency far deserves the name of king then protector, Sir William Casbie wishes my Lord, That your grace may so govern the young Prince, That the Crown of England may flourish in all happiness. What else sweet Prince, and for that cause we are come, to bear you company. Nay my Lord do as you will, yet I have spoken what I can in my friends cause. I will my Lord. I thank your grace. You called my Lord, I think? Of what my Lord? Why my Lord, I hope to see them happily overcomed. Who you my Lord? No my good Lord, your enemies or else not. Why he is dead my Lord, he was executed at Salisbury yesterday. Outlive you, Lord thats strange. Marry no force my Lord. Not a word my Lord. My Lord, I think of the Earl as he does deserve, A most famous gentleman. Nay my Lord, I wish he were as good a friend as he is a foe, else the endue deserts of a traitor. Why my Lord, to lose his head. Indeed my Lord that I herd was concluded, By all the nobility of Britain. But my Lord, I marvel how he should get aid there, Considering he is no friend to Britain. O my Lord so excellent, that you have imprisoned his son. Not a word my Lord. Prithee tell us, is it concluded? My Lord. My Lord, he answers no. My Lord I did so, & he answered, he had another son left to make Lord Standley. I my good Lord, and finished too. Leave off executions now the foe is here that threatens us most cruelly of our lives.
Plot summary
Plot — The True Tragedy of Richard the Third
Twenty-two years ago, the House of York seized the throne from Henry VI. Since then, RiéHard has sought to clear his path to the crown by murdering the deposed M@firy and his own brother, @IMFenee. The dying BGWardli] tries to make peace between Lord Hastings and Marquess Dorsét, and appoints Richard as Lord Protector during his son’s minority. As the new King travels to London for his coronation, Richard allies himself with his former enemy, BUCKingham. and Dorset and other noblemen flee the kingdom. Travelling to London with the new King, RIVERS is left behind to negotiate with Richard and Buckingham. Richard arranges to have him locked in his room at the inn where he is staying, and arrests him; he then catches up with the King and arrests the rest of the Queen’s family, despite the King’s protests. The QG@8H and her other children take sanctuary, but the Duke of WGrk is removed to the Tower to keep the King ===== PAGE 490 ===== company. Richard has the arrested men executed without trial. The King and York are declared bastards and the crown offered to Richard. Edward IV’s death is bad news for Mistress SHGFé, too: she loses all her influence at court and has to face the prospect of an enemy in power. Accused of plotting with her to bewitch the King and Buckingham with a view to seizing power, Lord Hastings is arrested and executed. Mistress Shore’s property is confiscated and Londoners ordered not to give her food or shelter; even those she helped in earlier times are afraid to help her now. Richard has the two princes smothered in the Tower. Buckingham turns against him and conspires with the Earl of Ri€him6nd, but is betrayed by a servant and executed, Richard begins to feel his conscience at work. He allows Lord Staml@y to leave the court, so long as he leaves his son G@@6rge as a hostage; he also seeks to secure his position by marrying the Queen Mother’s eldest daughter. Richmond lands, and noblemen join his forces. The two armies join battle at Bosworth, and, despite superior troop numbers, Richard is killed. Richmond is proclaimed King Henry VII and marries Bad@y§Blizabeth; and it emerges that George Stanley’s life has been spared by the men ordered to murder him. The Tudor dynasty begins.