Overview
Character Name
Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard III
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
England, 1480s
Analysis
Richard, the Duke of Gloucester is one of the most fascinating figures of Shakespeare’s canon. From the outset, he breaks the fourth wall to tell the audience that he is indeed a villain, “rudely stamped” and hateful towards his older brothers, Edward IV (newly crowned king
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