Richard III by William Shakespeare, as adapted by William Arnold

ISBN #1-60513-123-7

JAC #2011-0028

Dramatis Personae

• KING EDWARD IV

• EDWARD: Prince of Wales, afterwards Edward V, son to the king
• GEORGE: Duke of Clarence, brother to the king
• RICHARD: Duke of Gloucester, afterwards King Richard III, brother to the king
• HENRY: Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII
• JOHN MORTON: Bishop of Ely
• DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
• EARL RIVERS: Brother to Queen Elizabeth
• LORD HASTINGS
• LORD STANLEY: Afterwards Earl of Derby
• SIR RICHARD RATCLIFFE
• SIR WILLIAM CATESBY
• SIR JAMES TYRREL
• SIR ROBERT BRACKENBURY: Lieutenant of the Tower
• LORD MAYOR OF LONDON: (Sir Edmund Shaa)
• ELIZABETH WOODVILLE: Queen to Edward IV
• DUCHESS OF YORK: Mother to King Edward IV, Clarence, and Gloucester
• LADY ANNE NEVILLE: Widow of Edward, Prince of Wales (son of Henry VI), afterwards married to Gloucester
• ELIZABETH: Daughter of Queen Elizabeth, later married to Richmond
• GHOSTS: Those murdered by Richard III,

• ENSEMBLE: Lords and other attendants; Messengers, Soldiers, Gentlemen with halberds, Guards, etc.

Plot Summary

Richard III is a history play originally written by William Shakespeare (~1591), and adapted herein by William Arnold. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England.

Author Biography

WILLIAM ARNOLD was trained as an actor, but due to his habit of rewriting his lines, was told that he should write his own stuff. Primarily considered a composer, Bill dabbles in straight plays when the mood takes him. "ABC: A Bureaucratic Comedy" (published with JAC) was his first play and since then, he has written two full-length musicals: "Lint! The Musical" (with Scott Auden) and "Night of the Musical Dead" (both produced at the Hole in the Wall Theater, New Britain, CT.) In his spare time, Arnold edits Shakespeare's plays such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Richard III" , due to his belief that "brevity is the soul of wit". "Attack of the Space Nymphos from Uranus" is Bill's latest play, slated to premiere in January, 2013. Bill Arnold is the lead guitarist for the band The Rude Mechanicals, whose Irish-themed song, "As God Is My Witness (I'll Never Drink Again)" has seen brisk sales on iTunes every year around St. Patrick's Day.  Visit Bill's Author Central page on Amazon.com to learn more!

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