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Richard III tells of the story of how Richard steals the kingdom from his young nephew after the death of his brother Edward. There is much murder and treachery until Richmond leads a revolt against Richard. “Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.”

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics:From Shakespeare to Austen, Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children, introducing these timeless tales to a new generation. All titles in the series are leveled for classroom use, including GRLs. The books target early readers ages 6-8, including early school-age children looking for exciting stories, as well as reluctant readers. Popular books in the series include Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol and Othello. Richard III is one of Shakespeare’s most popular historical plays. It takes place in the final years of the War of the Roses, when the first and last Yorkist kings rule England. In it the hunchbacked Richard, Duke of Gloucester, covets his brother’s betrayal and manipulation of family, friends and foe alike, as well as some of Shakespeare’s most famous lines.

Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1591. The play is an unflattering depiction of the short reign of Richard III of England. While generally classified as a history, as grouped in the First Folio, the play is sometimes called a tragedy (as in the first quarto). It picks up the story from Henry VI, Part 3 and concludes the historical series that stretches back to Richard II.

Richard III is a History written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language. Richard III is about a King who makes enemies out of his friends in an attempt to make his Kingdom stronger, thus enidng the War of the Roses. Richard III is an important work of William Shakespeares, and is highly recommended for fans of his works as well as those discovering his plays for the first time.

The final play in the Henry VI tetralogy (and the one most frequently performed), Richard III dramatizes the Duke of Gloucester's rise to the throne of England and depicts the bloodbath that he leaves in his wake. One of the finest of Shakespeare's early plays, Richard III's depiction of a conniving politician's rise and fall, along with its concurrent musings on fate, prefigures the later play Macbeth.