{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66a9cbceec85576657c15c85/66b744346b3febd2707a420c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Richard 3rd: 'And Thus I Clothe My Naked Villainy'","description":"<p>Episode 131: Richard 3rd: ‘And Thus I Clothe My Naked Villainy.’</p><p><br></p><p>Shakespeare dramatises the life of the last Plantagenet king and create one of theatre's most spectacular villains. </p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>The dating of the play</p><p>The quarto editions of the play</p><p>When is a history play a tragedy, or not?</p><p>The sources of the play</p><p>The influence of Seneca</p><p>Other contemporary versions of the Richard 3rd&nbsp;story.</p><p>The centrality of the character of Richard</p><p>A brief plot summary</p><p>The boldness of Richard’s actions</p><p>Richard as prologue and then guide in the play</p><p>Lady Anne and her reaction to Richard’s proposal</p><p>The influence of Marlowe on Richard 3rd</p><p>The role of the female characters in the play</p><p>How should we view the presence of Margaret in the play?</p><p>The curses and prophecy of Margaret</p><p>How deformity and old age can be seen to link Richard and Margaret</p><p>Richard afflicted by guilt</p><p>The theatricality of the play</p><p>Does our liking for Richard affect the morality of the play</p><p>What the lay can tell us about players and changes in Tudor society</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href=\"http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/thoetp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p>","author_name":"Philip Rowe"}