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The play's the thing...

Advantages: Fascinating modern adaptation
Disadvantages: Too many cuts

There are many authoritative versions of Shakespeare's plays, and they are among the more published works in the history of the world. One can get small paperback versions a la Penguin press or part of large, annotated versions like the Riverside Shakesp ...

frkurt 01.02.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Richard III - William Shakespeare

'Subtle, false and treacherous'

Advantages: Fascinatingly evil central character
Disadvantages: Not as much depth as some of Will's other plays

Richard III is probably one of the most overtly evil of all of Shakespeare’s protagonists. The play opens with him declaring to the audience his conscious decision to be ‘a villain.’ By contrast, characters such as Macbeth seem almost ...

Amadahn 17.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Richard III - William Shakespeare

richard

Advantages: great read
Disadvantages: hard to understand if you are new to old english

...I have just read this in English for my literature coursework on shakespeare. Heres the beginning of my coursework. This will explain a lot to you. William Shakespeare wrote the play Richard III in 1591. Commonly known as a history play, although it c ...

nicky-andreyah 17.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Richard III - William Shakespeare