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'Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York'Shakespeare's final drama of the Wars of the Roses cycle begins as the dust settles on England after bloody civil war, and the bitter hunchback Richard, brother of the king, secretly plots to seize the throne. Charming and duplicitous, powerfully eloquent and viciously cruel, he is prepared to go to any lengths to achieve his goal.
Richard III shows a man who, in his skilful manipulation of events and people, is a chilling incarnation of the temptations of power in a land shocked by war. Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by E. A. J. HonigmannIntroduction by Michael Taylor
Cœur de vipère
On retrouve dans ce Richard III les thèmes classiques et les "tics" d'écriture du dramaturge anglais à savoir les conspirations, la jalousie, le meurtre, les spectres et autres prédictions funestes. On avance en terrain conquis, la beauté du langage opère toujours, mais il est difficile d'y trouver autant de passion et d'énergie que dans Macbeth, Othello ou Hamlet.
Malgré ces défauts, l'ensemble reste de bel aloi, toujours plaisant à lire et toujours efficace.