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Richard III: Act 5 (Act 5 Scene 3 ("Despair, and die" (Repeated…
Richard III: Act 5
Act 5 Scene 1
Summary:
Buckingham is escorted to execution and begs Richard's dead victims to mock him
Buckingham remembers he wished God to punish him when he was proved a traitor
Buckingham recalls Margaret's prophecy that Richard would betray him
"Why, then, All Soul's Day is my body's doomsday"
All Souls' Day, the day set aside to commemorate the dead
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Act 5 Scene 2
Summary:
Richmond receives a letter of support from Stanley
Richmond vows to defeat Richard's troops and bring peace
Oxford, Herbert and Blunt voice their doubts about the loyalty of Richard's followers
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"The wretched, bloody, and usurping boar (...) swills your warm blood like wash"
Semantic field of death, blood and pain
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Act 5 Scene 3
Summary:
Richard orders his tent to be pitched and declares his army is 3 times larger than Richmond's
Richmond asks Blunt to attempt to take a message to Stanley and proposes a battle plan meeting
Richard sends a message that Stanley's son will be killed if Stanley doesn't bring troops to him and reflects on loss of high spirits
Stanley pledges to aid Richmond in battle but he can't do so openly due to the threat to his son
Ghosts of Richard's previous victims visit both Richard and Richmond
Richard starts from sleep and questions the reasons for his fear where he wrestles with his conscience
Richmond tells his troops God and victory is on their side and Richard sees disaster ahead
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"Despair, and die"
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Repetition of 'd' sound is similar to that of a drum beat or heartbeat which is ironic as they are hoping for Richard's demise
"Bloody and guilty, guiltily awake and in a bloody battle end thy days"
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Weight of Richard's crimes will be what wakes him but it will also be what will be the cause of his end
"thy wife, that wretched Anne, thy wife, that never slept a quiet hour with thee, now fills thy sleep with perturbations"
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Anne was plagued by the guilt of a marriage to Richard every night however now she is the one to fill Richard's night with anxiety
"I could lend thee aid (...) thou not dismayed (...) fight on Richmond's side (...) in height of all his pride"
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Majority play in free verse, use of rhyming couplet emphasises last time curses pervail
"Richard loves Richard, that is, I am I"
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"For conscience is a word that cowards use, devised at first to keep the strong in awe"
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Act 5 Scene 4
Summary:
Richard fought bravely, his horse has been killed but still searches for Richmond intending to kill him
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!"
Richard appears both resigned to his fate BUT it could be argued he is deluding himself confident that with one horse he could reclaim his "kingdom"
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Essay question: 'The supernatural is one of the leading factors in Richard's demise" How far do you agree? (Make particular reference to later acts in the play)
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