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o The Tower of London was the tower were the two princes (sons of Elizabeth and
Edward IV) were kept until they were murdered by Dighton and Forest
Clarence, Richard IIIs brother, was killed by two murderers in the Tower
of London
o Bosworth Field was where the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses was
fought (Henry VII of Richmond vs Richard III)
Ended in a victory for Richmond and the House of Tudor gaining the
throne and Richard IIIs death
o Leicester
The place where they found Richards body
o Pomfret
The castle where Edward stayed in
o Ludlow
The place where Edward, Prince of Wales stayed before his coronation
Other things to know
o Malmsey Butt Clarence, Richards brother, was supposedly drowned in a butt
of Malmsey wine after being stabbed by two murderers in the Tower of London
o The Cross Row
o White Surrey Richard IIIs horse
o Jane Shore King Edward IVs mistress and also like Grey and Hastings
o Tyrrel, Dighton, and Forest Tyrrel is Richard IIIs henchman who was
supposed to kill the two princes, but instead hired Dighton and Forest to do the
dirty work
o The Two Murderers two murders were not named during the scene were
Clarence was murdered by them (the first murderer was the one that stabbed him)
Curses of Margaret of Anjou
o Elizabeth will outlive her glory, and see her husband and children die before her,
just as Margaret has (yes)
o Edward, Elizabeths son, die in his youth by untimely violence (yes)
o Hastings, Rivers, and Dorset to die early deaths (yes)
o Richard will mistake his friends for enemies, and vice versa, that he will never
sleep peacefully, and that he will gain a worm of conscience (yes)
Dreams
o Clarence dreams about him and Richard on a ship, talking about the horrors that
happened in the Wars of the Wars thus far, and both of them falling of the ship and
drowning
o Stanley dreams about a wild boar knocking his helmet off, thinking that its a
allusion to Richard as the bull killing him
o Richard dreams of ghosts. The ghosts are of people that he has killed and they
condemn him and tell him that he will die the next day. The ghosts go to
Richmond and tell him he will win and rule all of England
Scenes
o The Opening Soliloquy: Richard describes that after a lengthy civil war, peace
has been restored in the royal house of England and his brother, Edward IV, is
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now king. There are many festivities but he will not join in on them. He
complains about having a deformed body and implies that he will do anything to
become king
The Lady Anne Scene: Richard confronts and manipulates Lady Anne into
marrying him using the three tactics of denial, love, and suicide
The Clarence Dream Scene: Clarence dreams about him and Richard on a ship,
talking about the horrors that happened in the Wars of the Wars thus far, and both
of them falling of the ship and drowning
The Elizabeth Scene: Elizabeth and the duchess of York are sad about the death
of the two princes. Margaret enters and tells them that Richard is a monster. The
duchess of York curses Richard when he enters the room. Richard persuades
Elizabeth to talk to her daughter about marrying him.
The Ghost Scene: Richard dreams of ghosts. The ghosts are of people that he has
killed and they condemn him and tell him that he will die the next day. The ghosts
go to Richmond and tell him he will win and rule all of England
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