Sunday, November 13, 2011

Richard III

1592
Shakespeare
Richard III
B-

If I can turn off the anachronism-spotting part of my brain (especially in regard to Clarence's children), this is quite enjoyable.  Richard is a good villain, yet a few other characters (mostly the women) get memorable lines.  On the other hand, it is a history play, which means battle scenes that are quite boring to read and a bit too much "Let me make a speech that points out that I am making a speech that shows how historically significant and dramatically ironic what you just saw is."

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