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Historical Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard The Third: Act V

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Nugent, F. M.
Affiliation: Professor Of English, Seton Hall University

King Richard The Third: Act V

Act V: Scene 1

This scene takes place in an open space in Salisbury.

Buckingham is led to execution by the Sheriff and a guard. The scene is
almost a soliloquy interrupted twice by short retorts from the Sheriff.

Buckingham has asked to speak with Richard, but the request has been
denied. He tells of Richard's victims, mentioning Hastings first. If those
"moody, discontended souls" are peering at him through the clouds and
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