RELEITURA HISTÓRICA DE RICARDO III: SHAKESPEARE E A PSICOLOGIA DO VILÃO

Abstract

The play Richard III was written by the English playwright William Shakespeare around 1592, and it features as its main character King Richard III, from the York Dynasty, in a literary recreation in which his awful and unacceptable appearance reflects his evil character. The analysis "Richard III’s Historical Rereading: Shakespeare and the Psychology of the Villain" aims to analyze the construction of the image of the villain from a historical perspective, but focusing on the literary construction by Shakespeare. The history of the monarch, as well as his character, is widely discussed in English scholarship, being constantly portrayed as one of the worst kings in the country. The misshapen Richard III calls the attention of the public with his rhetorical arguments. Shakespeare seems to arouse the curiosity of his audience by representing the interiority of such an intriguing protagonist subjected to the pen of a genius.