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King Richard the Third is known
historically as well as through the plays of William Shakespeare to be a
notoriously evil man who seeks power above all else and lets nothing or
no-one stand in his way. This 5 page paper presents the argument that
Queen Elizabeth is one of the few characters that meets Richard on his
own ground, without fear or complacency and manages to outwit him. No
additional sources are listed.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_KTrcdIII.doc
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or no-one stand in his way. He blatantly murders or has murdered anyone who stands in his way to the throne. Most of England and certainly the royal
family are afraid of him for he has no scruples and no conscience. Queen Elizabeth pays a fairly small role in William Shakespeares historical play about Richard III;
however, the Queen is one of the few characters that meets Richard on his own ground, without fear or complacency and manages to outwit him. He has murdered her
family and asked for her daughters hand in marriage and yet she stands face to face with him and calls him for what she sees - a devil and a
villain. All of England stands in fear of Richard the Third at that moment except Queen Elizabeth whose strength of character and courage allow her to tell the truth,
regardless of consequences. In Act I, scene III, Elizabeth first defines her relationship with the Duke of Gloster, soon to be Richard the third: "A Man that loves
not me, nor none of you" (1.3. 678). After he enters the scene she forthrightly confronts him concerning his ill will and violence toward her family and chides him,
"Come, Come, we know your meaning, brother Gloster; You envy my advancement, and my friends; God grant we never may have need of you!" At this point she has
the power of the throne and her husband to back her words. Nonetheless, she is confronting one of the most sinister and powerful men that England has ever produced
and not allowing him to debase or abuse either herself or her authority. The Elizabeth that is portrayed her is a woman of power who has seen many
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