Character · Richard III · William Shakespeare

RICHARD

1 monologue indexed — plays contempt.

Dramatic-comicContempt30s–40sAdvanced

Monologues

RICHARD

Now is the winter of our discontent

1:32Dramatic-comicAdvanced

To recruit the audience into the plot by making his resentment sound like reason.His brother Edward has won the throne and the wars are over. The court is dancing. Richard, who has no use for peace, steps downstage while the celebration goes on behind him.