Wooing-Scenes in “Richard III”: A Parody of Courtliness?

In the famous opening soliloquy of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Richard mightily voices his repugnance to “fair well-spoken days” and their “idle pleasures”. He realizes his physical deformity and believes that it sets him apart from others. He openly admits that he is “not shaped for sportive tricks,...

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Main Author: Agnieszka Stępkowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest Publishing House 2009-11-01
Series:Styles of Communication
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Online Access:http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communication/article/view/146