Category: Richard III

Thank you to Robin Hizme for returning to provide an introduction to Richard III.

Robin Hizme teaches English and Humanities at Queens College, CUNY, where she also directs the collaboration between Queens College and Townsend Harris High School. When stressed, she recites Shakespearean insults to an imaginary audience; when serene, she composes poetry with her magnetic Shakespeare’s Love Kit.

Many thanks to my friend Joey Bianco of Whim Wham for the animated video elements.

Here are some helpful Richard III resources:

• Richard III resources, character map, and infographic from Course Hero.
• Looking for Richard, a documentary by Al Pacino, has always been one of my favorite movies about a Shakespeare play. It’s available for rent or purchase on Amazon, Google Play, Vudu, YouTube, and other places.
• Back to the finger puppets! Here’s a synopsis of Richard III.
• If you want to learn more about the actual Richard III, Biography has a good article summing up this history.

Thanks for Dan Hainsworth for letting us use his Shakespeare icons, as shown above right.

Enjoy these Richard III images from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Find more here.