William Shakespeare (1564-1616):
William Shakespeare was born probably on 23rd April 1564 in a small town of central England called Stratford upon Avon. He was one of eight children of a successful tradesman John Shakespeare. Because his father was rich William could get a good education. He attended the local Grammar School in Stratford where he studied Latin, Greek and Philosophy. He left school and his native town very soon at the age of 16. He went to London where he spent most of his life. He became a member of a theatrical company. Starting his career as an actor. Later he became the director of the well known theatre in London the Globe. He used his experiences as an actor by writing his dramas. Six years before his death he returned back to his native town to spent the rest of his life there. He died in 1616 and he is buried in local church in Stratford. Main characters:
Richard III - feels sorry for himself: “I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion, cheated of feature by dissembling Nature, deformed, unfinished, sent before my time into this breathing world, scarce half made up...” (William Shakespeare: Richard III, page 55). As he is unhappy he hates everybody including his own brothers. He lays plots against people around him “Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, by drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, to set my brother Clarence and the King in deadly hate the one against the other...” (page 56)
King Edward IV – he believed to Richard’s lies and realized the love of his brother, Clarence, only after Clarence’s death. Edward, Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward V – the young Prince shows himself to be wise beyond his years and so after the meeting with Richard, the later says: “So wise so young, they say, do never live long.” (page 117)
George, Duke of Clarence – brother of King Edward IV and Richard III. He is well-spoken. He loves his brothers, but he is mistaken when he thinks that Richard loves him, too. When one of his murders told him, that they were sent by Richard he does not want to believe him: “O, no, he loves me and he holds me dear!”

Narration:
Third-person narration – author neither makes any explicit comments on the qualities of his characters, nor does he enter into their innermost thoughts and feelings. (J.