Shakespeare's Richard III

• King Edward was sick and so was his kingdom.  
• Everyone hated each other. 
• His brother wanted to become king. 
• Richard III was two faced. He deceived many people around him.   
• He wanted the throne and he came up with a plan to get the throne.   
• Shakespeare writes Richard III as being deformed.  In Lancastian literature they say he was deformed as well. 
• He wants to marry Ann.  He woes her by telling her that he killed Henry because he wanted her because of her beauty.  
• Richard locked his own brother in the tower.  He had him murdered.  
• Richard brings the Prince of York to the castle and locks him and his brother in the tower. 
• With the two princes locked up in the tower his way to the throne was clear.