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Richard III

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Scene Analysis

The following entries are transposed from my written journal

 

Scene 24-27    Date Begun:  3/18-3/20

On the highway west of London, near Tewksbury. It is May 4th. I traveled with the Nevilles to my father’s camp from Ireland. I traveled with George and Rutland, Edward had been residing with hit tutelage at Ludlow Castle. We have been in camp for three days. My father has gone to his council tent in order to meet with Buckingham who has just arrived under a flag of truce. It is around noon. About three hours later King Henry VI, Margaret, Somerset, and the Cliffords arrive. My brothers and myself have been informed of the goings-on by lieutenants who are currently running messages back and forth from the council tent to Warwick and the other lords. At around 5:30am we were given the instructions to report as bail for our father’s supposed arrest.

Scene 25-The battle of Tewksbury is in its third hour. Through the chaos of combat I have linked up with a contingent that is steadily advancing upon the city proper of Saint Albans. My group has noticed the Lancastrian forces sporadically regrouping and making a tactical retreat to the outskirts of the city on the other side, however we have encountered a good share of city street fighting. While in chase of a small group we routed, my unit came upon the courtyard in front of The Castle Inn where I found a nobleman who had upon his breastplate the Lancastrian rose. I motioned to my fellow Yorkist that I would single-handedly approach the nobleman.

Scene 27- My family including my mother and father and my brothers George, Edward, and Rutland is reconvened at York palace, days after Tewksbury. The Lancastrians have continued their march towards York and are now at the gates. The Lancastrians outnumber our forces five men to twenty.

 

Outer Objects:

  • My father’s troops

  • MY family’s banners and standards

  • My brothers Edward, George, and Rutland

  • The Earl of Warwick

  • Somerset, Buckingham, Henry VI, Margaret, Clifford, Young Clifford

  • My blade.

  • Fatigue from battle

  • My fellow Yorkist men-at-arms

  • The Lancastrian banners and standards

  • Drums and trumpets of war

  • Somerset’s armor and weapon

  • My armor and weapon

  • The castle on the Inn’s sign

  • The dirt of the courtyard

Inner Objects:

  • My father has been in Ireland  for 13 years

  • My lessons from Warwick under his tutelage

  • I have not seen Edward for nearly my entire life

  • I have never seen in person Henry VI, Margaret, the Cliffords, Somerset, or Buckingham

  • Somerset’s more advanced combat skill

  • My physical limitations and lack of experience

  • The crown on my father’s head

Connections:

- Going to the NCO board

- Pat Bell's funeral

- Bill's 1st day of class

- Ross and Jason at the wedding

 

Actions:

  • Impress my father, Warwick, and Edward

  • Terrorise Young Clifford

  • Humiliate Henry VI

  • Inspire Rutland

  • Facilitate my family to the crown

Scene Objective: Prove my worth as my father’s most deserving son

 

Scene 31     Date Begun:  3/22

I have continued my march with Edward and our Yorkist forces, and we have been separated from our father and his men. I was able to observe my father charging Clifford as Clifford’s troops began to encircle the pair. Another unit of Lancastrians that severely outnumber my contingent began to encroach upon our position so I retreated to link up with Edward. It is now around 8am at the end of May. The sky is absolutely clear and there is a low fog that is dissipating with the rising sun.

 

Outer Objects:

  • The steadily rising temperature with the coming day

  • Dew on the field

  • The clamour of arms and armor as men march

  • The red rose on Buckingham’s coat

  • Buckingham’s weapon

  • The handkerchief with blood stains

  • Edward’s blade

  • My blade

  • Buckingham’s eyes

  • The prophetic sun

  • Edward’s tears

Connections:

- Playing Mario when Nana died

- Tripp turning on me

- 5th grade 'C'

 

Inner Objects:

  • I was close enough to my father and Clifford that I could have helped

  • The three suns

  • Edward’s shield painted with three suns

  • My father’s head on York gates

  • Margaret and Young Clifford stabbing my father

  • Young Clifford stabbing Rutland

  • Rutland’s hopeless eyes

  • No more support from my father

  • Edward is next for the throne

  • Buckingham betrayed my father

  • Warwick and George do not know about my father, Rutland

  • Who told Warwick and George about my father, Rutland

Actions:

  • Summon my father’s support

  • Encase my name within my father’s

  • Spew my hate inside upon the deserving

  • Lift up Edward

  • Shine the holy light into Edward’s eyes

Scene Objective: Refashion my family’s path to the throne

 

Scene 35     Date Begun:  3/25

Grafton Manor. It is our second day of our marching campaign through the boroughs that surround London in order to claim Edward’s ascension to the crown. The Lady Grey summoned Edward at the crossroads and has been entertaining him within the house. It is around 5pm and George and myself have come to retrieve Edward for the evening supper that is nearly prepared. As George and I enter the main hall of the manor, I see Edward and the Lady Grey within very intimate proximity to one another at the far corner.

 

Outer Objects:

  • The Yorkist army camp

  • The roadway

  • The afternoon heat

  • The supper cooking, being prepared

  • Edward’s crown

  • The Lady Grey’s dress, and body underneath

  • George’s smirk

  • George’s face of uneasiness

  • Edward’s hands on the Lady Grey

  • The Lady Grey and Edward’s eyes

Connections:

- Cigarette with Jet

- Thataway's dance

- The dead Cardinal out at the house

 

Inner Objects:

  • We are on the path towards complete victory

  • Edward’s famed lust, how he handles women

  • I am the only ugly deformed one of us three

  • I have to use other means to get women

  • I can use my words better than Edward or George

  • George in next in line to Edward

  • The Lady Grey is attractive

  • Warwick in France is not in the wrong

  • Edward and George are headstrong, they lack control

  • George is mother’s favorite

  • Henry VI is under our control

  • I am destined for the crown

  • I can save England

Actions:

  • Study Edward’s wooing methods

  • Ally with George more than Edward

  • Convince my father’s spirit that I must have the crown

  • Shame Edward for trashing our family

Scene Objective: Avowal my agency as the superior of my household

 

Scene 37     Date Begun:  3/27

It is May 24th. The entire week has been revolving around the marriage of Edward to Elizabeth. During the processions I was mainly in the presence of Edward, away from George and my mother. Now that the ceremony has passed I hurriedly caught up with my mother and offered to escort her out of the building before George could so that had a chance to clandestinely interrogate her.

 

Outer Objects:

  • Church bells

  • shouts and cheers from attending party

  • wedding decorations

  • bright sun

  • my mother’s face during the ceremony

  • George’s face during the ceremony

Connections:

- Babcock and the Hispanic Sgt

- The Risk cheater

 

Inner Objects:

  • my mother and George are growing bolder with their indignation towards Edward

  • The Lady Grey is not of noble birth

  • George can be out of the line to the throne today

  • Edward’s dispatches to France

Actions

  • Sever George’s tie with Edward

  • Draw my mother into letting her guard down

  • Delight Edward and Elizabeth

  • Honor Edward

Scene Objective: Procure Edward’s preference for myself over George and my mother

 

Scene 41     Date Begun:  3/28

The Tower of London. I traveled from the field of battle overnight with Buckingham. The ride was silent except for my brief explanation to my companion that he was to ensure that Henry’s keeper be busied for the rest of the evening. I avoided as many interactions as possible aside from the gate and tower guards. Henry’s chamber is in the top level, on the fourth story. I took the winding stairway and as I neared his door I heard him murmuring to his keeper. I hesitated at the door to see if I could hear what was being said but I could not, so when the conversation paused I entered with Buckingham.

 

Outer Objects:

  • The walls of the Tower of London

  • The damp smell of the chamber

  • The solid, heavy wooden door

  • Henry’s burlap garment

  • The keeper’s stare

  • Buckingham’s eyes

  • My blade

  • Henry’s Bible

  • Henry’s glasses

  • the bare stone floor of the chamber

  • Henry’s blood pooling underneath him

Connections:

- The weird snow day in high school

- The possum Loki got

- McCloud's comments in the office

 

Inner Objects:

  • Telling my father that my white rose will be dyed in Henry’s blood

  • First seeing Henry at my father’s camp

  • My brother Edward slashing Henry’s son Edward’s stomach

  • Slitting Henry’s son Edward’s throat

  • Clarence must be dealt with

  • I killed a false king

Actions:

  • Condemn Henry

  • Dominate the room

  • Insult Henry

  • Methodically Dispatch Henry

Scene Objective: Extinguish my foe’s claim

 

Scene 43     Date Begun:  3/30

I had just received word from Ratcliffe that Clarence has been dispatched. I then reckoned that my next move should be towards Anne Neville. As I tarry on a balcony in a location I utilize for secrecy, I notice the procession of Henry VI’s corpse heading from the Tower down the main road to Chertsy Monastery. The procession is lead by the king’s corpse follow closely by Anne with other mourners much farther off for respect. Anne suddenly stops the pallbearers in the streets below me. This is a signal from my dead father that I should move on her this instant.

 

Outer Objects:

  • The balcony where I have conducted conspiracies

  • The london city roofline

  • Henry’s deceased body wrapped in a shroud

  • The pallbearers and other mourners

  • Anne’s skin

  • Anne’s tears

  • Anne’s hair

  • The ferocity in Anne’s eyes

  • My blade

  • My ring

Inner Objects:

  • Growing up with Anne

  • Stabbing Henry

  • Slicing Young Edward’s throat

  • Margaret’s lashing tongue

  • Being tutored by Warwick

  • Being betrayed by Warwick

  • My father’s death

  • Rutland’s death

  • Warwick weeping

  • Devastation follows if my plan fails

Connections:

- Allison and the racist cadence

- My high school graduation gift

- KG Tate at the football game

 

Actions:

  • Secure Anne’s affection

  • Turn Anne on

  • Astound Anne

  • Hypnotize Anne

Scene Objective: Attain a great source of power and security

 

Scene 47     Date Begun:  4/5-4/7

My force is at the base of our ideal position of a hill at Bosworth Field. After a string of defections from turncoats fleeing from my side, I have been given a sign of last-minute victory when Catesby tells me of Buckingham’s capture. My daring advance to securing the throne has increased in tempo exponentially over the past weeks and I must keep it up. If I hesitate for one instant then there will be no possibility for a favorable outcome.

 

Outer Objects:

  • The command hill

  • The Tudor’s banner

  • My outnumbered force

  • The heat of August

  • My golden crown

  • The crowns of Richmond’s body doubles

Inner Objects:

  • Life and death are irrelevant

  • My father died on the field of battle

  • God is on my side

  • Lord Stanley failed to show

  • I defeated Somerset against all odds

  • I should be king

Connections:

- EOG testing senior year

- French Foreign Legion

- 12 miler

 

Actions:

  • Strike passionate fervor within my troops

  • Prove my strength to my dead father

  • Muster divine strength

  • Strike Richmond from the earth

Scene Objective: Devastate and obliterate my opposition

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Super Objective:

Purify the diluted ethos of the ruling class of England


Life Objective:

Earn divine glory as the savior of the house of York

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