Des archéologues affirment que les restes du corps qui ont été excavés en dessous d’un parking à Leicester le 4 février 2013 appartiennent au roi anglais Richard III. Le squelette, retrouvé en septembre 2012, présente au niveau de la colonne vertébrale des signes de scoliose, que Richard III avait certainement, et des blessures de guerre …
This is post 1 of 2 in the series “Richard III” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the tragedy Richard III by William Shakespeare. Richard III : Order and Disorder, the Elizabethan problem Richard III: the ambiguity of Richard’s evil It is very often an issue in Shakespeare’s plays. It deals with …
This is post 2 of 2 in the series “Richard III” Comprehensive literary analysis articles delving into the depths of the tragedy Richard III by William Shakespeare. Richard III : Order and Disorder, the Elizabethan problem Richard III: the ambiguity of Richard’s evil I. The Vice The Vice was the favourite character in medieval morality …
Climate fiction, also known as cli-fi, is a genre of literature that explores the social, political, and environmental consequences of climate change and global warming. This relatively new genre has gained popularity in recent years as the urgency of the climate crisis has become increasingly apparent, and as people have become more concerned about the …
Voici The Hollow Crown, une série historique produite par Sam Mendes pour BBC 2. Elle adapte les quatre pièces de la seconde tetralogie historique de William Shakespeare, “the Henriad” : Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 et 2, et Henry V. Richard II King Richard finds himself having to try and settle a dispute between …
Suite et fin de mes tribulations automobiles… Ayant une vague idée de ce que je voulais – une Citroën C4 – j’ai pris mon téléphone pour contacter les concessions de Vannes, Lorient puis Rennes – c’est-à-dire tout ce qui se trouvait dans un rayon de 200 kilomètres en partant de Nantes jusqu’à mon lieu de …
Political questions are typical of the Renaissance: it is due to the inheritance of rulers by divine right. Malcolm, the oldest of Duncan”s sons, is declared heir to the throne and Prince of Cumberland. Like Richard III, Macbeth wants to disrupt the natural order of things. At the end of Macbeth, just like in Richard …
Macbeth was written by Shakespeare between 1603 and 1606, between Caesar and Hamlet. It is the story of a murderer and usurper, like Richard III or Claudius (Hamlet) from crime to crime to achieve security. Macbeth is a villain but a more humanized character compared to Richard. Macbeth is a noble and gifted man. He …