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Richard III on screen

the great debate

Will the  real Richard III please stand up?

The differences between our screen Shakespeares can be easily as great as those between Thomas More‘s view of him pitched against Sir Horace Walpole in the fascinating book, The Great Debate.

This essay explores how Shakespeare’s script has been interpreted to portray our tragic hero …

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Boar's Head, EastcheapPosted on April 21, 2019June 17, 2019Categories BBC, Francis Bacon, Henry VI Part 3, Hollow Crown, Key Stage 5, Richard III, Shakespeare, Shakespeare on Film, Shakesphobia, Teaching Shakespeare, Tennyson, The Tempest, William ShakespeareTags Antony Sher, Dominic Cooke, Frankenstein, Horace Walpole, Ian McKellen, James R Siemon, Jane Howell, Laurence Olivier, OCR, Ralph Richardson, Richard Loncraine, Ron Cook, Sir John Gielgud, Thomas More5 Comments on Richard III on screen

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