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Richard III has 5 acts.
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Act 1
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, opens the play by telling the audience exactly what he is: physically deformed, shut out of peacetime pleasures, and determined to make himself king b…
Act 2
King Edward IV dies, and the political order collapses almost immediately. Richard and Buckingham move to control the young Prince Edward before he can be crowned.
Act 3
This is the act where Richard's plan becomes a reality. He and Buckingham stage a public relations campaign to make Richard look like the reluctant, godly choice for king.
Act 4
Richard is king, but the act is dominated by what that costs. He orders the murder of the two young princes in the Tower.
Act 5
Richmond lands with his army, and the two forces meet at Bosworth Field. The night before the battle, the ghosts of everyone Richard has killed appear to both commanders: they cur…
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