I love how Richard commentates on his actions. Right before he is about to do something, he breaks the fourth wall and tells the audience his plans. Also, for me at least, I find this play to be comical. I love Richard’s sarcasm especially when he was justifying for murdering his brother. “Simple plain Clarence, I do love thee so That I will shortly send thy soul to heaven”

From the first two acts, the scene that intrigued me the most was when the murders were “trying” to kill Clarence. The whole time reading that scene, I was picturing the three stooges. Moreover, the conversation between the murders and Clarence made me realized how manipulative and sly Richard is and how deep did he got his brother to believe in his lies.

I also wanted to add on to what Dana said on the previous post about how Richard resembles Aaron. I think they are similar that they are both evil but differ in their intentions. For Aaron, I felt like he was being evil just because he can and felt like it and there was no end to his means, but for Richard he was driven by his need for power. Another thing is that we saw a side of humanity when Aaron was protecting his child, but for Richard, he is willing to kill his brother for the throne. Therefore, to compare the two characters, I think Aaron is more vividly gruesome whereas Richard is more like the Devil, a charming exterior and a sinister interior.