Richard III Pt. I

Richard III Act 1

In Act I, we are introduced to Richard, brother of the new King Edward. He is unhappy and thus wishes misery upon everyone else. He was born deformed and says he cannot be as happy as everyone is. Richard's eloquence and manipulative skills are seen in scene ii when he is trying to persuae Anne to marry him. He causes her to feel guilt, and says that her beauty is the cause for her husband's death. Although Richard is pitiful at times, especially in the very first scene, the reader finds out that Richard has no real motive to hurt anyone, he simply wants everyone else to be as unhappy as he is. This is scary because it makes Richard very dangerous and unstoppable, seeing as he is not seeking any sort of vengeance that will satisfy his need for wrong doing; there is no knowing what Richard will do. His use of words are in fact so convincing that even his brother Clarence, who was imprisoned because of Richard's wishes, does not believe that his brother could do him harm.