Topic - William Shakespeare (Richard III) [#Q28/L/WS/270725]
1. What is the thematic significance of Richard’s opening line: 'Now is the winter of our discontent'?
2. What dramatic function does Richard’s soliloquy in Act I Scene I serve?
3. What physical deformity is mentioned as part of Richard’s characterization?
4. How does Richard manipulate Clarence’s arrest in Act I?
5. What does the prophecy that ‘G’ will murder Edward’s heirs symbolize?
6. What rhetorical tactic does Richard use in wooing Lady Anne?
7. Why is Anne’s acceptance of Richard’s ring shocking?
8. How does Shakespeare emphasize Richard’s duplicity in Act I?
9. How does the death of Clarence serve the plot structurally?
10. What image is evoked by Clarence’s dream before death?
11. How does Richard justify his villainy in the opening soliloquy?
12. What political move does Richard plan after Clarence’s death?
13. What role does Buckingham play in Richard’s schemes in Act II?
14. Why is Queen Elizabeth distressed in Act II?
15. What tactic does Richard use to gain public favor after Edward’s death?
16. What image does Shakespeare associate with Richard’s rise to power?
17. How does Richard manipulate the death of the young princes?
18. What theme is reinforced by Clarence’s dream of drowning and judgment?
19. What literary device dominates Richard’s speeches to the audience?
20. Why is the death of King Edward IV important to Richard’s plans?
