Richard of Bordeaux - 4* Richard II - 3.5* A few days ago, I used a long weekend to devote some time to reading more of Josephine Tey’s plays (mostly published under her pen name Gordon Daviot). The most famous of those was a little historical drama called Richard of Bordeaux, which not only prope...
Richard III. Hm. Well, I think the beginning is a bit slow (not to say tedious) and there are a lot of characters. Maybe this play is less confusing for the English, because they have more insight on the War of Roses and the whole history of their monarchy. But I have no idea, how all of those chara...
This is one of Shakespeare's earlier tragedies though it probably falls more into the category of a history (particularly since it is the final play in the history cycle). A history it might be, though it can be argued that it is not an accurate history, but instead a piece of propaganda that was de...
So I watched the BBC's new Richard III starring some guy with the unlikely name of Eggs Benedict Cummerbund (or summat like that). He was good, but really, if you're competent to speak Shakespeare then you can hardly fail when you have lines as fabulous as Richard III has. This version has hacked do...
It is difficult to determine whether Richard II is a tragedy or not. It appears that when Shakespeare first drafted the play he drafted it as a tragedy (and it is one of his earlier plays) however as his folio of plays increased, it fall among his history plays. It should be considered that not all ...
Published 2008. A typical king; Killed everybody who got in his way; A typical fat slob of a king; Out to get his own greedy needs met; Uses every individual who crossed his path; More often than not, slap happy drunk; Seen on numerous occasion dancing amongst the moon lit paths; Often times his...
Note upfront: I'm far from being qualified to say anything smart or deep about this literary work. Therefore, I'll only discuss what I thought about it whilst reading it. Also, my review is going to be biased since two weeks prior to reading I went to a performance of Richard II in Shakespeare's Glo...
It's an interesting play and its made by its language and its individual scenes. It harkens back to classical Greek theatre with the women in the play often playing roles similar to the Greek chorus where they comment on the action.Its interesting to think of the play as a kind of proto-Lear. Rich...
bookshelves: re-read, willsphernalia, winter-20122013, re-visit-2013 Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: Susanna Read on February 11, 2013 First part of the Hollow Crown series aired by BBC2 in 2012.Excellent casting; however as previously noted, the actual history is hugely depressing.Ben Whishaw as K...
bookshelves: published-1602, britain-england, classic, medieval5c-16c, play-dramatisation, poetry, re-read, revenge, war, willsphernalia Read from July 27, 2009 to February 05, 2013 Richard III By: Ian McKellen, et alTo celebrate rescuing him from under the Michelins.. 7 likes
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