The Tragedy of Richard the Third

by William Shakespeare

Contents

ACT I

• SCENE I. London. A street.
• SCENE II. The same. Another street.
• SCENE III. The palace.
• SCENE IV. London. The Tower.

ACT II

• SCENE I. London. The palace.
• SCENE II. The palace.
• SCENE III. London. A street.
• SCENE IV. London. The palace.

ACT III

• SCENE I. London. A street.
• SCENE II. Before Lord Hastings' house.
• SCENE III. Pomfret Castle.
• SCENE IV. The Tower of London.
• SCENE V. The Tower-walls.
• SCENE VI. The same.
• SCENE VII. Baynard's Castle.

ACT IV

• SCENE I. Before the Tower.
• SCENE II. London. The palace.
• SCENE III. The same.
• SCENE IV. Before the palace.
• SCENE V. Lord Derby's house.

ACT V

• SCENE I. Salisbury. An open place.
• SCENE II. The camp near Tamworth.
• SCENE III. Bosworth Field.
• SCENE IV. Another part of the field.
• SCENE V. Another part of the field.

Main actors

• KING EDWARD The Fourth
• A young son of Clarence.
• HENRY, Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII.
• CARDINAL BOURCHIER, Archbishop of Canterbury.
• THOMAS ROTHERHAM, Archbishop of York.
• JOHN MORTON, Bishop of Ely.
• DUKE of BUCKINGHAM
• DUKE of NORFOLK
• EARL of SURREY, His son.
• EARL RIVERS, Brother to Elizabeth.
• EARL of OXFORD
• LORD HASTINGS
• LORD STANLEY, Called also EARL of DERBY.
• LORD LOVEL
• SIR THOMAS VAUGHAN
• SIR RICHARD RATCLIFF
• SIR WILLIAM CATESBY
• SIR JAMES TYRREL
• SIR JAMES BLOUNT
• SIR WALTER HERBERT
• SIR ROBERT BRAKENBURY, Lieutenant of the Tower.
• CHRISTOPHER URSWICK, A priest.
• Another Priest.
• Lord Mayor of London.
• Sheriff of Wiltshire.
• ELIZABETH, Queen to King Edward IV.
• MARGARET, Widow of King Henry VI.
• DUCHESS of YORK, Mother to King Edward IV.
• LADY ANNE, Widow of Edward Prince of Wales, son to King Henry VI; afterwards married to Richard.
• A young Daughter of Clarence [MARGARET PLANTAGENET]
• Ghosts of those murdered by Richard III., Lords and other Attendants; a Pursuivant Scrivener, Citizens, Murderers, Messengers Soldiers, &c.

sons to the King.

• EDWARD, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward V.
• RICHARD, Duke of York

Gentlemen attending on the Lady Anne.

• TRESSEL
• BERKELEY

Sons to Elizabeth.

• MARQUIS OF DORSET
• LORD GREY

brothers to the King.

• GEORGE, Duke of Clarence
• RICHARD, Duke of Gloucester, afterwards King Richard III.

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