Blog #3- Richard III, Act II
Act II: Choose one of the following options for your
blog comment. When you post, title your
comment with the option you chose. Remember
to sign your post with your first initial, last name, and class period.
Option 1- Consider
what a protagonist and an antagonist are. What are some of their different
characteristics? What role do they each play in a story? Why would an author
want to use both?
* Make a list of the various protagonist-antagonist pairings in the play. This can include the Lancaster-York or Richard-Edward pairings as well as pairings among characters. In each pair, identify the protagonist and antagonist, and explain why you believe each character to be that label.
Option
2- Richard the III depicts the workings
of Richard's mind and the methods he uses to control, manipulate, and injure
others for his own gain. Central to this idea is that the other characters are
allured by his evil, and by participating, are as much to blame for their
downfall as Richard is. Give examples of these dynamics from the play. Explain who he controls, how he controls them,
and why they are drawn to him. Do the people Richard is manipulating,
controlling, and injuring know he is using them? What was Clarence's reaction
to hearing that Richard betrayed him? What implications does that have for the
concept that the evil surrounding Richard is alluring?
* Make a list of the various protagonist-antagonist pairings in the play. This can include the Lancaster-York or Richard-Edward pairings as well as pairings among characters. In each pair, identify the protagonist and antagonist, and explain why you believe each character to be that label.
In the play, Richard the III, The main character, Richard, controls and manipulates just about every other character at some point or another. One of the characters Richard manipulates is his brother Clarence. King Edward, their eldest brother, had demanded that Clarence to be locked in a guarded tower and to be executed. Richard told his brother Clarence that he would do all he could to save Clarence but, in secrecy he was the one who had ultimately manipulated the king to lock him up in the first place. When the two hired murders told Clarence the Richard had sent them he did not believe them for a second.
ReplyDeleteThe question is posed "what implications does that have for the concept that the evil surrounding Richard is alluring?" Richard makes himself out to be nonthreatening towards the other characters. This effect allows him to work under their noses undetected. that is why Richard is so alluring when he is manipulating people. they believe that there is no real harm that he can do and he is almost pitted.
Another person Richard Manipulates is his nephew who was a threat to Richard claiming the crown. Richard convinces his nephew to stay in a tower under the guise of protection. in reality this just made it very convenient for Richard to dispatch of the boy and leave the way to the throne clear for him.
M.Godwin 1st period
Through out the play Richard is able to manipulate many people. An example of those people is Buckingham, Richard is able to use him to help his self reach the throne. The people that are used by Richard are often drawn to him, because he says he is going to reward them in some way. For example, in order to get Buckingham's help Richard tells him he will be given power once Richard is in power. However, Buckingham never gets the power he was promised. When Clarence finds out Richard has betrayed him he acts surprised, this shows how people never realize when they are being used by Richard.
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In the play, Richard the III, Richard plays the protagonist so in reality, everyone that gets in his way like Clarence and King Edward IV are the antagonist. The author wants to use both a protagonist and antagonist because you can have a good guy but you need someone to go against the good guy(protagonist) which is the bad guy(antagonist). Richard-Edward is a pairing because Richard is the protagonist and Edward comes off as the antagonist because the book is based off of Richard more than Edward so we tend to pull more for Richard. Another pair is Richard-Buckingham because Buckingham used to be Richard's wingman but Buckingham refused to kill the prince for Richard so Richard becomes the protagonist and Buckingham becomes the antagonist.
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"Richard III" is known for being a play of manipulation, deceit, greed, and betrayal. Richard himself will stop at nothing to get what he desires, even if that means having his own brother executed. However, Richard does not always disclose his evil intentions, but instead finds ways to lead others to self-destruction. For example, when Richard had Clarence, his brother, locked in a tower, Richard told him he would do everything in his power to set him free, despite the fact that Richard had locked him up himself. When Clarence was told about Richard's plans, he was in denial and told the two hitmen that he did not and would never believe them.
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A protagonist usually has a character flaw that the reader can associate with, and also usually pursue a goal or endpoint. A protagonist is usually seen as the hero, but is some cases they may be this hero unwillingly. Antagonist usually who can show emotion, and we truly fear them the most if they reflect personal traits. An antagonist has a goal that is opposite to the goal of the protagonist. When an author uses both a protagonist and an antagonist in order to provide balance to the story, and to create a conflict of interest.
ReplyDeleteP/A: Richard/Richard-Richard throughout the play proves to be his own worst enemy. He eventually realizes that he is the cause of his misfortunes.
P/A: Richard/Buckingham: Buckingham halts Richards plan when he refuses to kill the Princes.
A protagonist is the main character in the story usually and can relate some way to the reader and the villain is who is against the protagonist and can sometimes represent someone in the reader's life. In the play, Richard the III, Richard plays the protagonist so he comes across as the protagonist and everyone that gets in his way like Clarence and King Edward IV are the antagonists. The author wants to use both a protagonist and antagonist because every good guy needs some sort of conflict so they use the antagonist to be the main cause of the conflict so the story can be more entertaining for the reader. Richard-Edward is a pairing because Richard is the protagonist and Edward comes off as the antagonist and since the main character is Richard we tend to pull more for him in the end but in reality Richard is somewhat the antagonist. Another duo is Richard-Buckingham because Buckingham used to be Richard's wingman but when Richard asked Buckingham to kill the prince Buckingham refused and becomes the antagonist in the reader's point of view because he won't help out Richard..
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Protagonists are usually characters that most readers can relate to. They are liked by most people in the book, fight the antagonist, and for the most part prevail. They are often heroes who save others from the antagonist's doings. Antagonists are the bad guys. They devise evil plans and try to execute them throughout the book. They fight against the protagonists and lose. An author might want to use both characters because they go hand and hand. If there is no protagonist, the antagonists succeed in their evil plan and there is no one to stop them. If there is not an antagonist, the protagonist has no one to fight and there is no conflict.
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Clarence/ Richard - Clarence would have been king, but Richard devised a plan to have him locked away and killed, so he could move his evil plan of taking the throne forward.
Duke of York and Prince Edward of Wales/ Richard - The young princes also had an hier to the throne, but Richard executed a plan to have them dead to lock in his position as king. AGrainger1