‘Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York’

Shakespeare's final dramatic work in the cycle of the Wars of the Roses begins as the dust settles in England after a bloody civil war, and the bitter hunchback Richard, brother to the king, secretly plots to seize the throne. Charming and deceitful, remarkably shrewd and malevolent, he is ready to do anything to achieve his goal. Richard III portrays a man who, through the skillful manipulation of events and people, is the cold embodiment of the temptations of power in a land shocked by war.

Used and recommended by the National Theatre

General editor: Stanley Wells

Editing: E.A.J. Honigmann

Introduction: Michael Taylor

Pages: 288, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm