Richard III (play by William Shakespeare)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Looking_for_Richard_(1996_film)
gptkb:Richard_III_(1955_film)
gptkb:Richard_III_(1995_film)
numerous stage productions
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:historical_event
The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland by Raphael Holinshed
gptkbp:dateWritten circa 1592
gptkbp:firstFolio 1623
gptkbp:firstPublished 1597
gptkbp:followedBy none (last in tetralogy)
gptkbp:genre history play
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Bosworth_Field
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Henry_VII_of_England
gptkb:Prince_Edward
gptkb:Richard_III_of_England
gptkb:Edward_IV_of_England
gptkb:Elizabeth_Woodville
gptkb:Margaret_of_Anjou
gptkb:George,_Duke_of_Clarence
Holy Roman Emperor
Prince Richard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard III (play by William Shakespeare)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Richmond_(Henry_VII)
gptkb:Richard_III_of_England
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth
gptkb:Lady_Anne
Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:Benedict_Cumberbatch
gptkb:Ian_McKellen
gptkb:Kevin_Spacey
gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
gptkb:Mark_Rylance
gptkbp:notableQuote A horse! a horse! my kingdom for a horse!
Now is the winter of our discontent
gptkbp:numberOfActs 5
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Shakespeare's_first_tetralogy
gptkbp:prequel gptkb:Henry_VI,_Part_3
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:First_Folio:_Edward_Blount_and_William_Jaggard
gptkb:First_Quarto:_Andrew_Wise
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
gptkbp:subject Wars of the Roses
rise and fall of Richard III
gptkbp:theme manipulation
conscience and guilt
evil and villainy
legitimacy and succession
power and ambition
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_III
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5