text response - Richard III

[yjml77]

hey guys, was wondering if i could get any feedback on my text response essay! Very much appreciative! 
Excuse my language, errors, was in a rush typing it up.

'Despite his wickedness, Richard charms the audience as he does some of the characters in the play’

The idea of ‘charm’ is often associated with a fascinating sense of attraction to the uniqueness of an individual. Indeed in William Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’the audience find themselves at the mercy of the Duke’s witty and humorous persona along with the other characters. Such an idea is evident through a sense of sympathy Richard is able to instil in his audience, his unparallel ‘dissembling’ encapsulating those around him and the intriguing fight of fate vs. free-will he displays. Despite this, his appeal is only temporary as the audience and the characters of the play are exposed to his heinous and disgusting nature.

Part of the audience’s fascination with Richard is built through their sense of sympathy. Almost immediately Richard depicts himself as the victim as he is ‘cheated of feature by dissembling nature’. The term ‘cheated’ suggests an immoral and unlawful act and is cleverly used by the Duke. He is suggesting that his physical deformities have been stolen from him by ‘dissembling nature’. Through the depiction of the natural world as a manipulative and conniving figure, the audience are immersed into a sense of pity for Richard’s physical obscurity as his features have been so brutally seized from him. It provokes the audience into support for Richard due to the blatant empathy they are forced to feel. Moreover, he goes on to claim that ‘since I cannot prove a lover’, he is forced to play the villain of the story. In doing so, Richard is suggesting that the characters around him are not so moral as they appear. Their inability to look past him deformed features depicts their superficial nature as their judgements are made on physical impressions. Hence his ‘wretched’ and ‘deformed’ nature will forever prevent him from acquiring a sense of true love. Ultimately sorrow and compassion are felt by the audience, made all the more meaningful by Richard’s inability to feel the human emotion of love. It plays a significant role in the charm of Richard and creates a sense of intrigue not just with the characters around him, but also the audience.

Richard’s ability to manipulate and attract the characters around him are unparallel, made so by his villainous nature. Despite being guilty of murdering Lady Anne’s husband and father in law, Richard is still able to seduce her. In recognition of this successful feat, Richard questions the audience ‘was ever a woman in this humour wooed?’. In claiming her as his own, he has tricked and deceived Anne’s sense of morals. She is aware of Richard’s murderous actions yet is still susceptive to his false impressions of love. This passion and raw emotion serves to overcome her recognition of his guilt, leading her to the assertion that ‘it joys me to see you [Richard] are become so penitent’. In a testament to Richard’s manipulative ability, he has managed to seduce a woman whose family he has killed. As such it depicts the appeal other characters have for him, made so by the illusion of his loving and moral nature. Moreover, Richard understands human nature in influencing others through a blatant appeal to greed. Buckingham’s initial neutrality in supporting the crown is quickly diminished as Richard offers him the ‘earldom of Hereford’ for his services. Despite being aware of the evil crimes he must commit, Buckingham states ‘I’ll claim that promise at your grace’s hand’, indicating his endorsement of Richard’s actions. At the mere tease of a greater sense of power and prosperity, Richard is so easily able to convert the characters around him. His promise to Buckingham is soon broken as he executes his ally, yet the attraction which led to Buckingham’s adherence is enforced through Richard’s recognition of the power of greed. Like the second executioner, who so enthusiastically participates in murder, stating ‘come I forgot the reward’, human nature is influenced by desire. In understanding and manipulating this concept, Richard is able to deceive and attract the characters around him.

The audience is even more intrigued by the fate versus free-will concept portrayed by Richard. Infact Shakespeare seems to suggest that some sort of higher power is responsible for the events of the play. In curing Richard, Margaret addresses ‘If heaven have any grievous plague in store’ indicating divine intervention and it’s hand in Richard’s eventual downfall. Despite this ideas, Richard’s actions seem to imply that his villainous nature is more of free-will then destiny. He claims ‘like the formal vice inquity, I moralize two meanings in one word’. Recognizing the similarities he shares with the personification of evil in early medieval plays, Richard seems to embrace these traits. Seemingly appreciative of this common nature, he so readily antagonizes the characters around him, depicting his deliberate intentions in playing the villain. The contrast between his emphasis on the willingness of his actions against the play’s idea of fate, poses the concept of whether actions are of free-will or divine providence. It further creates a sense of fascination of Richard’s character, leading to the audience’s constraint at the hands of Richard’s charm.

Despite the initial allure of Richard, the audience is eventually weened of his appeal as he acquires the crown. After capturing and successfully organising the murder of the young princes, Richard shows a strong desire for the details of their death. Despite Tyrrels description as the ‘archdeed of piteous massacre’, Richard so strongly hungers for more. He asks Tyrrel to ‘Come to me…soon and after supper’, suggesting that Richard’s enjoyment of the princes death is causing him to crave food. The disgustingness of Richard’s nature is enforced in the audience as even at the grotesque murder of two young children, Richard can so easily appease his apetite. His inhumanity is portrayed to be missing, further restricting the charming nature Richard once had. It shows that the attraction the audience once felt is lost as the truly abhorrent and villainous nature of Richard is made obvious.

The concept of ‘charm’ is evident in Shakespeare’s exploration of Richard. Not only are the characters of the play enticed by Richard, but also the audience, as the complexities of his personality and action captivate them. These ideas are prevalent through the sympathy forced upon theatregoers, the ‘dissembling’ and ‘manipulative’ nature of Richard and his depiction of fate versus free-will. Despite this, the audience is only temporarily encapsulated By his charm, as with the acquirance of the crown, the evil nature of Richard enforces a sense of disgust in the audience.

[BigFunt]

8/10

[yjml77]

any possible feedback you could give? where to improve?

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The idea of ‘charm’ is often associated with a fascinating sense of attraction to the uniqueness of an individual. Just seems a bit like a Context openingIndeed in William Shakespeare’s ‘Richard III’ the audience find themselves at the mercy of the Duke’s witty and humorous persona along with the other characters. Such an idea is evident through a sense of sympathy Richard is able to instil in his audience, his unparallel ‘dissembling’ encapsulating those around him and the intriguing fight of fate vs. free-will he displays. Despite this, his appeal is only temporary as the audience and the characters of the play are exposed to his heinous and disgusting disgusting is too strong of a word, perhaps malevolent? Malignant? nature.

Part of the audience’s fascination with Richard is built through their sense of sympathysympathy only plays a small role in this, you have to ask yourself the question, was Richard unfairly cheated by nature, or is he purposefully garnering the Audience's sympathy. Almost immediately Richard depicts himself as the victim as he is ‘cheated of feature by dissembling nature’. The term ‘cheated’ suggests an immoral and unlawful act and is cleverly used by the Duke. He is suggesting that his physical deformities have been stolen from him by ‘dissembling nature’. Through the depiction of the natural world as a manipulative and conniving figure, the audience are immersed into a sense of pity for Richard’s physical obscurity as his features have been so brutally seized from him. It provokes the audience into support for Richard due to the blatant empathy they are forced to feel. Moreover, he goes on to claim that ‘since I cannot prove a lover’, he is forced to play the villain of the story. In doing so, Richard is suggesting that the characters around him are not so moral as they appear. Their inability to look past him deformed features depicts their superficial nature as their judgments are made on physical impressions. Hence his ‘wretched’ and ‘deformed’ nature will forever prevent him from acquiring a sense of true love. Ultimately sorrow and compassion are felt by the audience, made all the more meaningful by Richard’s inability to feel the human emotion of love. It plays a significant role in the charm of Richard and creates a sense of intrigue not just with the characters around him, but also the audience.

Richard’s ability to manipulate and attract the characters around him are unparallel, made so by his villainous nature. relate to topic Despite being guilty of murdering Lady Anne’s husband and father in law, Richard is still able to seduce her. In recognition of this successful feat, Richard questions the audience ‘was ever a woman in this humour wooed?’. In claiming her as his own, he has tricked and deceived Anne’s sense of morals. She is aware of Richard’s murderous actions yet is still susceptible to his false impressions of love. This passion and raw emotion serves to overcome her recognition of his guilt, leading her to the assertion that ‘it joys me to see you [Richard] are become so penitent’. In a testament to Richard’s manipulative ability, he has managed to seduce a woman whose family he has killed. As such it depicts the appeal other characters have for him, made so by the illusion of his loving and moral nature.No. He's playing to Anne's vulnerability as a widow, and her vanity "t'was thy beauty..... Moreover, Richard understands human nature in influencing others through a blatant appeal to greed. Buckingham’s initial neutrality in supporting the crown is quickly diminished as Richard offers him the ‘earldom of Hereford’ for his services. Despite being aware of the evil crimes he must commit, Buckingham states ‘I’ll claim that promise at your grace’s hand’, indicating his endorsement of Richard’s actions. At the mere tease of a greater sense of power and prosperity, Richard is so easily able to convert the characters around him. His promise to Buckingham is soon broken as he executes his ally, yet the attraction which led to Buckingham’s adherence is enforced through Richard’s recognition of the power of greed. Like the second executioner, who so enthusiastically participates in murder, stating ‘come I forgot the reward’, human nature is influenced by desire. In understanding and manipulating this concept, Richard is able to deceive and attract the characters around him.

The audience is even more intrigued by the fate versus free-will concept portrayed by Richard. In fact Shakespeare seems to suggest that some sort of higher power is responsible for the events of the play. In curing Richard, Margaret addresses ‘If heaven have any grievous plague in store’ indicating divine intervention and it’s hand in Richard’s eventual downfall. Despite this ideas, Richard’s actions seem to imply that his villainous nature is more of free-will then destiny. He claims ‘like the formal vice inquity, I moralize two meanings in one word’. Recognizing the similarities he shares with the personification of evil in early medieval plays, Richard seems to embrace these traits. Seemingly appreciative of this common nature, he so readily antagonizes the characters around him, depicting his deliberate intentions in playing the villain. The contrast between his emphasis on the willingness of his actions against the play’s idea of fate, poses the concept of whether actions are of free-will or divine providence. It further creates a sense of fascination of Richard’s character, leading to the audience’s constraint at the hands of Richard’s charm.Did not talk enough about how the audience is charmed

Despite the initial allure of Richard, the audience is eventually weened of his appeal as he acquires the crown. After capturing and successfully organising the murder of the young princes, Richard shows a strong desire for the details of their death. Despite Tyrrels description as the ‘archdeed of piteous massacre’, Richard so strongly hungers for more. He asks Tyrrel to ‘Come to me…soon and after supper’, suggesting that Richard’s enjoyment of the princes death is causing him to crave food. The disgustingnessnot a word, I don't think, too strong of Richard’s nature is enforced in the audience as even at the grotesque murder of two young children, Richard can so easily appease his appetite. His inhumanity is portrayed to be missingnot missing his conscience has been suppressed, further restricting the charming nature Richard once had. It shows that the attraction the audience once felt is lost as the truly abhorrent and villainous nature of Richard is made obvious.

The concept of ‘charm’ is evident in Shakespeare’s exploration of Richard. Not only are the characters of the play enticed by Richard, but also the audience, as the complexities of his personality and action captivate them. These ideas are prevalent through the sympathy forced upon theatergoers, the ‘dissembling’ and ‘manipulative’ nature of Richard and his depiction of fate versus free-will. Despite this, the audience is only temporarily encapsulated By his charm, as with the acquittance of the crown, the evil nature of Richard enforces a sense of disgust in the audience.

Quite Good 8.5/10 maybe 9/10 depends on Assessor.