"What, do I fear myself? There's none else by. RICHARD LOVES RICHARD, THAT IS I AM I.” Richmond, in exhorting his men before the fight says: "God and our good cause fight upon our side.” Richard has no such note in exhortation. says: "Our strong arms be our conscience, swords our law.” He Grant that there can be a man dead to all sympathies and sense of kin, whose only creed is "I am I;" whose actions are absolutely selfish, unrestrained by pity, love, or fear; and Shakespeare's King Richard III. sets forth the tragedy of such a death in life. H. M. KING RICHARD THE THIRD. DRAMATIS PERSONE. KING EDWARD THE FOURTH. EDWARD, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward V., RICHARD, Duke of York, GEORGE, Duke of Sons to the King. Bro Clarence, thers RICHARD, Duke of to the Gloster, afterwards King. King Richard III., A young Son of Clarence. HENRY, Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII. CARDINAL BOURCHIER, Archbishop of Canterbury. THOMAS ROTHERHAM, Archbishop of York. JOHN MORTON, Bishop of Ely. EARL OF SURREY, his Son. Elizabeth. Brother to MARQUIS OF DORSET and LORD GREY, Sons to Eliza beth. EARL OF OXFORD. LORD HASTINGS. LORD STANLEY. LORD LOVEL SIR RICHARD RATCLIFF. a Lieutenant of the Tower. CHRISTOPHER URSWICK, Priest. Another Priest. TRESSEL and BERKELEY, attending on Lady Anne. Lord Mayor of London. Sheriff of Wiltshire. ELIZABETH, Queen to King Edward IV. MARGARET, Widow of King Henry VI. DUCHESS OF YORK, Mother to King Edward IV. LADY ANNE, Widow of Edward, Prince of Wales, Son to King Henry VI.; afterwards married to Richard. A young Daughter of Clarence (MARGARET PLANTAGENET). Ghosts of those murdered by Richard III., Loras and other Attendants; a Pursuivant, Scrivener, Citizens, Murderers, Messengers, Soldiers, &c. SCENE-ENGLAND. ACT I. SCENE I.-London. A Street. Enter RICHARD, Duke of GLOSTER, solus. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; But I, that am not shaped for sportive tricks, And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover, comes. up, Enter CLARENCE, guarded, and BRAKENBURY. Brother, good day: what means this armed guard That waits upon your grace? Clar. His majesty, Tendering my person's safety, hath appointed This conduct to convey me to the Tower. Glo. Upon what cause? Clar. Because my name is George. That you shall be new-christened in the Tower. His issue disinherited should be ; And, for my name of George begins with G, These, as I learn, and such like toys as these Glo. Why, this it is, when men are ruled by women. 'Tis not the king that sends you to the Tower; That made him send Lord Hastings to the Tower, Clar. By heaven, I think there's no man is secure Brak. Beseech your graces both to pardon me; His majesty hath straitly given in charge That no man shall have private conference, Of what degree soever, with his brother. Glo. Even so; an't please your worship, Brakenbury, |