Talk:Richard III (Play)

Oh, yes, I'd forgotten it was in RB. Seems odd that he would write this, and apparently quite closely to the way he wrote it OTL, when the Tudors were out and the Hapsburgs presumably had no reason to care how Richmond was remembered.

When first I read Richard III I was struck by how closely it resembled Macbeth. This becomes even more remarkable when one remembers that the two plays both represented adventures in monarchical ass-kissing. Furthermore, both Richmond and Macduff come off as dull, boring little bitches in comparison to Richard and Macbeth. Both are villains, indisputably, but they're among the most compelling villains this side of Darth Vader (or chronologically speaking, the other side of Darth Vader) and it's very easy to be disappointed that they could be beaten by the likes of Richmond and Macduff. Turtle Fan 22:47, 23 March 2009 (UTC)