The film Richard III Directed by Richard Loncraine “Civil war divides the nation,” the first caption we see at the onset of this adaptation of Shakespeare’s Richard III sets the tone for scenes to come later in the movie. It starts by focusing on Shakespeare’s underlying tone regarding Richard as somewhat an outlandish character to be mocked and amused by. Enter Richard to “stab” Edward in his war room at Tewkesbury in his …showed first 75 words of 1676 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1676 total…as nothing was added; it is only severely out of order. Loncraine took an ordinary, simple play and made it into something enjoyable to watch. Although the scenes tend to be out of order and cut, this is still a successful adaptation of Richard III as the overriding theme is developed and enjoyable to watch. Richard is humorous in life as he lies, cheats and steals the throne from anyone in his way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**