The Tragedy of Richard III as Tragic Hero
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The Tragedy of Richard III by William Shakespeare
Lesson Plans by Kristy Littlehale
The Tragedy of Richard III remains one of the most chilling tales of the potential destructiveness of a man’s ambition and pride. Engage students with Storyboard That's premade activities and lesson plan ideas!
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King Richard III Tragic hero - Richard III as Tragic Hero
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- Slide: 1
- HAMARTIA
- Richard is driven by his ambition to become king, regardless of any cost.
- Slide: 2
- HUBRIS
- Richard thinks he is invincible; he is arrogant and believes that he will successfully sway Lady Anne to marry him, and he will kill everyone in his way to get the crown.
- Slide: 3
- PERIPETEIA
- Buckingham flees to Wales and raises an army against Richard; Richard discovers that the Earl of Richmond is bringing an army against him in a final challenge to the throne. Richard realizes that most of his allies are dead or turned against him.
- Slide: 4
- ANAGNORISIS
- Richard is visited by the ghosts of those he’s murdered, and discovers that he is an evil villain who hates himself. For the first time, he is afraid.
- Slide: 5
- NEMESIS
- The ghosts predict Richard’s defeat and Richmond’s victory, and the sun refuses to rise. Richard and Richmond meet on the battlefield, where Richard is killed.
- Slide: 6
- CATHARSIS
- What have I done?
- The audience feels a slight pang of pity when Richard realizes how badly he has sinned by killing so many people. He also shows fear at his impending defeat and doom.
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