Alex Reyes CIS 133
Hitler
In the opening soliloquy, Shakespeare already begins describing Richard III as a villain. Full of hate, envy and malice Richard is as ugly outside as he is inside. Committing eleven murders, it is easy to see how evil this man is. Richard shows no mercy and distinction between family and friends. He drowns his own brother and has his nephews killed. He also murders a woman’s husband and father and then asks her to marry him and kills her later.
Richard progressively becomes more evil throughout all five acts of the play however since it was his grand plan all along it is not certain that he was not simply always that evil. When he is alone or amongst the company of friends he becomes giddy at the fact that his plan is working and shows no remorse towards his family or friends that are dead or will be killed. .
The first portrait of Richard’s wickedness we learn is of how he spread rumors and lies about his brother in order to have him imprisoned. The plan all along however is to eventually have him killed which he does in scene one, act four. Going back two scenes, we see a cunning Richard court a grieving widow, Lady Anne, whose father and husband has just died in the hands of Richard. Richard, ever so cunning, convinces her that it was her fault, her beauty that led him to do it and eventually gets her to be on his side. Three things work really well for Richard, one being that he is crippled and deformed so he appears weak, and this also creates a lot of sympathy for him which he knows how to use. Thirdly, Richard is a very good speaker and he wins many arguments and can manipulate anyone around him. .
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
Nazi Invasions:
- September 1, 1939 Nazis invade poland
- April 9, 1940 Nazis invade Denmark and Norway
- May 10, 1940 Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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