... combine these multiple viewpoints, human motives, and actions to produce a uniquely compelling theatrical experience. sidebar GREAT WORKS OF LITERATURE From Richard III English dramatist William Shakespeare portrayed Richard III, king of England from 1483 to 1485, as bitter, deformed, and conniving. Scholars generally agree that Shakespeare villainized Richard to some degree for the enjoyment of Shakespeare's Tudor audience: Richard ... bishop who issued the license from any legal responsibility for approving the marriage, as William was still a minor and Anne was pregnant. The couple's...

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