The Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the world's largest Shakespeare collection, brings Richard III to life with this new full-length, full-cast dramatic recording of its definitive Folger Edition. In Richard III, Shakespeare invites us on a moral holiday. The play draws us to identify with Richard and his fantasy of total control of self and domination of others. Not yet king at the start of the play, Richard presents...
Despite what the oft-used idiom would have us believe, being a ‘prince’ is frequently not a pampered experience, especially if your name happens to be Edward. Three Princes of England, who would briefly hold the title of King, found the path to the throne fraught with danger.