¶ … Richardis a documentary film made by Al Pacino in 1996 and is based on the historical play Richard III written by William Shakespeare. Richard III remained the King of England for just two years only (1483-1485). In Richard III, Shakespeare has sketched how Machiavellian tendency of Richard III enabled him to gain power despite his brother Clarence being prior to Richard III in line of succession. Since Richard III was one of the longest plays of Shakespeare and was indirectly connected to the events in Henry VI plays of the same writer, whenever Richard III was directed and acted out, there were significant abridgments in original version and context of several parts of Richard III was difficult to absorb by audiences. The three central values of Richard III are power, manipulation, and corruption. These three values have got creatively reshaped in Looking for Richard.
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Power and control
Power and the yearning of Richard III to be seated at the throne through any available means, whether just or unjust, is the central theme that runs through Richard III and significantly through Looking for Richard. In order to control the political stage, Richard III rejects the Christian notions of morals and religion as being central to politics. Richard III portrays that people in power, specifically those having deceptive traits have no regard for their promises and honesty. Everyone wants power and everyone but Richard has limits to seek power. This is presented in scene 2 where Richard III and Buckingham converse with each other. The following lines describe how desperate Richard III was that Young Edward dies at once.
"O bitter consequence, That Edward still should live!'True, noble prince!' Cousin, thou wert not won't to be so dull: Shall I be plain? I wish the bastards dead; and I would have it suddenly perform'd. What sayest thou? Speak suddenly; be brief"(Richard III, n.d.).
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