Richard III — Characters, Themes, and Ideas (HSC SSCE English Advanced): Flashcards
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Textual conversation definition
Textual conversation definition
Later text responds to/reinterprets earlier text, creating meaning
Richard's character type
Richard's character type
Villain-protagonist: physically deformed, rhetorically brilliant
Queen Margaret's function
Queen Margaret's function
Prophetic avenger embodying providential retribution
Providential retribution meaning
Providential retribution meaning
Divine justice will ultimately prevail
Great Chain of Being concept
Great Chain of Being concept
Renaissance concept of divinely ordained hierarchy
Buckingham's character arc
Buckingham's character arc
Richard's ally who becomes victim when he hesitates
Richmond's function
Richmond's function
Messianic restorer who defeats Richard, restores legitimate rule
Appearance vs reality theme
Appearance vs reality theme
Richard excels at theatrical deception, cloaking naked villainy
How Richard creates audience complicity
How Richard creates audience complicity
Soliloquies and direct address make us complicit in his schemes
Looking for Richard's approach
Looking for Richard's approach
Documentary techniques, interviews, meta-theatrical elements