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King Richard III by Shakespeare

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What was Shakespeare's main source material for King Richard III?

John Morton's biography of King Henry VII

Polydore Vergil's history of the English monarchy

Sir Thomas More's The History of King Richard III

Holinshed's The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (correct)

Why did Shakespeare depict Richard III as a villain?

To appease King Henry VII's request

To affirm the Tudor's legitimate right to the throne (correct)

To entertain his Elizabethan audience with a comic character

To showcase his skills as a character actor

What was the name of the bishop who raised Sir Thomas More?

King Henry VII

Henry Tudor

Polydore Vergil

John Morton (correct)

Who was the great-grandfather of Elizabeth I, according to the play?

Henry Tudor Signup and view all the answers

In what year was Holinshed's The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland published?

1587 Signup and view all the answers

What is the central theme reflected in Shakespeare's play, King Richard III, in the context of the tetralogy of history plays?

The struggle to acquire power and the succession to the throne Signup and view all the answers

What is implied by Richmond's accession to the throne of England in the play?

A critique of the legitimacy of the Tudor dynasty Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of The Queen's Men, founded by Sir Francis Walsingham in 1583?

To spread Protestantism and royalist propaganda Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the War of the Roses in English history?

It preceded the strong government of the Tudors Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of the theatre in the Elizabethan period?

To reflect the political role of the monarch and spread royalist propaganda Signup and view all the answers