William Shakespeare's Richard III
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William Shakespeare's Richard III is a history play dramatizing the ruthless rise and fall of England’s King Richard III, renowned for its compelling villain-protagonist and rich, politically charged language.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard III (play) | 2 |
| Richard III (stage role) | 1 |
| Shakespeare’s Richard III | 1 |
| William Shakespeare's Richard III canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shakespeare's Richard III Context triple: [Thomas More's History of King Richard III, influenced, William Shakespeare's Richard III]
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A.
Thomas More's History of King Richard III
Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
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B.
Richard III (1995 film)
Richard III (1995 film) is a 1995 British adaptation of Shakespeare’s play that reimagines the story in a fascist 1930s England, starring Ian McKellen in the title role.
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Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the violent power struggles of the Wars of the Roses leading up to the rise of the House of York.
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D.
Richard III (1955 film)
Richard III (1955 film) is a British historical drama directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the scheming English king.
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E.
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Shakespeare's Richard III Target entity description: William Shakespeare's Richard III is a history play dramatizing the ruthless rise and fall of England’s King Richard III, renowned for its compelling villain-protagonist and rich, politically charged language.
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A.
Thomas More's History of King Richard III
Thomas More's History of King Richard III is a seminal early-16th-century biographical and historical narrative that portrays Richard III as a ruthless usurper and heavily shaped the king’s enduringly negative reputation.
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B.
Richard III (1995 film)
Richard III (1995 film) is a 1995 British adaptation of Shakespeare’s play that reimagines the story in a fascist 1930s England, starring Ian McKellen in the title role.
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C.
Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VI, Part 3 is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the violent power struggles of the Wars of the Roses leading up to the rise of the House of York.
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D.
Richard III (1955 film)
Richard III (1955 film) is a British historical drama directed by and starring Laurence Olivier, adapting Shakespeare’s play about the scheming English king.
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E.
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes the events surrounding King Henry V of England, particularly his leadership during the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan drama
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history play ⓘ play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film adaptations
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numerous stage productions ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 1592–1594 ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| contains | prose passages ⓘ |
| dramaticDevice |
asides
ⓘ
direct address to the audience ⓘ soliloquies ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | chronicle history ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Duke of Buckingham
ⓘ
Edward IV of England ⓘ
surface form:
King Edward IV
Anne Neville ⓘ
surface form:
Lady Anne Neville
Margaret of Anjou ⓘ Queen Elizabeth ⓘ Richard, Duke of Gloucester ⓘ Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond ⓘ
surface form:
Richmond (Henry VII)
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| firstKnownPublication | 1597 quarto ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fall of Richard III
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rise of Richard III to the English throne ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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tragedy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Holinshed's Chronicles
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surface form:
Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles
Thomas More's History of King Richard III ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Thomas More's History of King Richard III
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| includedIn |
First Folio of Shakespeare
ⓘ
surface form:
First Folio (1623)
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| influenced |
later depictions of Richard III in literature
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stage portrayals of political villains ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Richard III of England
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surface form:
Richard III
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| notableFor |
politically charged language
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psychological portrayal of a tyrant ⓘ rhetorical speeches ⓘ |
| openingLine | Now is the winter of our discontent ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shakespearean histories
ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespearean history plays
first tetralogy of history plays ⓘ |
| prequelPlays |
Henry VI, Part 1
ⓘ
Henry VI, Part 2 ⓘ Henry VI, Part 3 ⓘ |
| protagonistType | villain-protagonist ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 15th century England ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
conscience and guilt
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deceit and manipulation ⓘ divine justice ⓘ legitimacy of kingship ⓘ power and ambition ⓘ |
| writtenIn | blank verse ⓘ |
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Subject: William Shakespeare's Richard III Description of subject: William Shakespeare's Richard III is a history play dramatizing the ruthless rise and fall of England’s King Richard III, renowned for its compelling villain-protagonist and rich, politically charged language.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Richard III (stage role)
subject surface form:
Richard III of England
this entity surface form:
Richard III (play)
this entity surface form:
Richard III (play)
this entity surface form:
Shakespeare’s Richard III