Richard III - William Shakespeare

Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1592. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England.

First performance: November 16, 1633
Playwright: William Shakespeare
Characters
Elizabeth Woodville, Sir Robert Brackenbury, Margaret Plantagenet, Duke of Buckingham, Lady Anne, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, Sir William Catesby, Sir Edmund Shaa, Sir Walter Herbert, Sir Thomas Vaughan, Richard Grey, King Edward IV, Lord Stanley, Duchess of York, Richard Duke of York, Marquess of Dorset, King Richard III, Earl Rivers, Earl of Oxford, John Morton, Thomas Cardinal Bourchier, Earl of Surrey, Thomas Rotherham, Lord Hastings, Lord Lovel, Christopher Urswick, Sir William Brandon, Duke of Norfolk, James Tyrell, Elizabeth of York, James Blount, King Henry VII, Hastings, Henry Long, Edward V of England, Ralph Shaa, George, Duke of Clarence, Edward, Earl of Warwick, Margaret of Anjou

 Act 1, Scene 1: London. A street.
Act 1, Scene 2: The same. Another street.
Act 1, Scene 3: The palace.
Act 1, Scene 4: London. The Tower.

Act 2, Scene 1: London. The palace.
Act 2, Scene 2: The palace.
Act 2, Scene 3: London. A street.
Act 2, Scene 4: London. The palace.

Act 3, Scene 1: London. A street.
Act 3, Scene 2: Before Lord Hastings' house.
Act 3, Scene 3: Pomfret Castle.
Act 3, Scene 4: The Tower of London.
Act 3, Scene 5: The Tower-walls.
Act 3, Scene 6: The same.
Act 3, Scene 7: Baynard's Castle.

Act 4, Scene 1: Before the Tower.
Act 4, Scene 2: London. The palace.
Act 4, Scene 3: The same.
Act 4, Scene 4: Before the palace.
Act 4, Scene 5: Lord Derby's house.

Act 5, Scene 1: Salisbury. An open place.
Act 5, Scene 2: The camp near Tamworth.
Act 5, Scene 3: Bosworth Field.
Act 5, Scene 4: Another part of the field.
Act 5, Scene 5: Another part of the field.