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The Tragedy of
King Richard III
  • Curtain
  • Opening scene
  • Complete play
  • DRAMATIS PERSONÆ


    
     Dramatis Personae 
     Act I   Scene I 
     Act I   Scene II
     Act I   Scene III
     Act I   Scene IV  
     Act II  Scene I 
     Act II  Scene II 
     Act II  Scene III 
     Act II  Scene IV 
     Act III Scene I
     Act III Scene II
     Act III Scene III
     Act III Scene IV
     Act III Scene V
     
    
     Act III Scene VI
     Act III Scene VII
     Act IV  Scene I 
     Act IV  Scene II
     Act IV  Scene III
     Act IV  Scene IV
     Act IV  Scene V
     Act V   Scene I 
     Act V   Scene II 
     Act V   Scene III 
     Act V   Scene IV 
     Act V   Scene V
     Complete play



    DRAMATIS PERSONÆ

    KING EDWARD The Fourth (KING EDWARD IV) EDWARD Prince of Wales, | (PRINCE EDWARD) | afterwards King Edward V., | sons to the King. | RICHARD Duke of York, (YORK) | GEORGE Duke of Clarence, | (CLARENCE) | | RICHARD Duke of Gloucester, | (GLOUCESTER) | Brothers to afterwards King Richard III., | the King. (KING RICHARD III) | A young son of Clarence. (Boy) HENRY Earl of Richmond, (RICHMOND) afterwards King Henry VII. CARDINAL BOURCHIER Archbishop of Canterbury. (CARDINAL) THOMAS ROTHERHAM Archbishop of York. (ARCHBISHOP OF YORK) JOHN MORTON Bishop of Ely. (BISHOP OF ELY) DUKE of BUCKINGHAM (BUCKINGHAM) DUKE of NORFOLK (NORFOLK) EARL of SURREY His son. (SURREY) EARL RIVERS Brother to Elizabeth. (RIVERS) MARQUIS OF DORSET (DORSET) | | Sons to Elizabeth. LORD GREY (GREY) | EARL of OXFORD (OXFORD) LORD HASTINGS (HASTINGS) LORD STANLEY (STANLEY) Called also EARL of DERBY. (DERBY) LORD LOVEL (LOVEL) SIR THOMAS VAUGHAN (VAUGHAN) SIR RICHARD RATCLIFF (RATCLIFF) SIR WILLIAM CATESBY (CATESBY) SIR JAMES TYRREL (TYRREL) SIR JAMES BLOUNT (BLOUNT) SIR WALTER HERBERT (HERBERT) SIR ROBERT BRAKENBURY Lieutenant of the Tower. (BRAKENBURY) CHRISTOPHER URSWICK A priest. (CHRISTOPHER) Another Priest. (Priest) TRESSEL | | Gentlemen attending on the Lady Anne. | (Gentleman) BERKELEY | Lord Mayor of London. (Lord Mayor) Sheriff of Wiltshire. (Sheriff) ELIZABETH Queen to King Edward IV. (QUEEN ELIZABETH) MARGARET Widow of King Henry VI. (QUEEN MARGARET) DUCHESS of YORK Mother to King Edward IV. LADY ANNE Widow of Edward Prince of Wales, son to King Henry VI.; afterwards married to Richard. A young Daughter of Clarence MARGARET PLANTAGENET (Girl) Ghosts of those murdered by Richard III., Lords and other Attendants; a Pursuivant Scrivener, Citizens, Murderers, Messengers Soldiers, &c. (Ghost of Prince Edward) (Ghost of King Henry VI) (Ghost of CLARENCE) (Ghost of RIVERS) (Ghost of GREY) (Ghost of VAUGHAN) (Ghost of HASTING) (Ghosts of young Princes) (Ghost of LADY ANNE) (Ghost of BUCKINGHAM) (Pursuivant) (Scrivener) (First Citizen) (Second Citizen) (Third Citizen) (First Murderer) (Second Murderer) (Messenger) (Second Messenger) (Third Messenger) (Fourth Messenger)

    
    SCENE	England.
    
    
    

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