That’s been done to death, and I’m not about to try my hand at it. I do not plan on critiquing Shakespeare’s play. I’d been reading another manga version of Richard, Aya Kanno’s Requiem of the Rose King, and thought I’d give this one a try. That’s why I picked up this manga version of the play. Like it or not, Shakespeare is here to stay and so from time to time, I dip into his Richard for a change of pace. I look upon Shakespeare’s Richard as a fictional character with the same name living in an alternate universe, much like reading any other alt-historical fiction.Īs for why? Because it’s a great play with a fascinating main character. How and why do I do it? The how is simple. but I also love Shakespeare’s wicked Richard. I not only look upon the historical Richard III as a much-maligned king who, to borrow from the late Rodney Dangerfield, doesn't seem to get a lot of respect.
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