Richard III as a historical play is interesting because of its large focus on questions of the supernatural. The play considers, or forces the reader to consider, such ideas as the power of prophecy and dreams, ghostly interactions, pre-destination, divine intervention, and so on. The occasionally vague language used in the play can make it hard to interpret these ideas how they were intended.
[...] The new definition of “respite” does not exactly imply that Richard had planned to kill off Buckingham from the very beginning but decided to for a certain reason. Buckingham does not automatically agree with Richard's plan to kill the princes, therefore Richard has no more use of Buckingham or what he considers to be Buckingham's new, overly cautious mindset. ( 4.2 .26- 32) However, if “determined” is defined as “terminated, ended,” (“Determined, ppl. Oxford English Dictionary) and “respite” as the first mentioned definition, the line can be read to imply that Buckingham's time has run out, and he must now pay for his wrongs is his life with his life. [...]
[...] The enigma of in Richard III Richard III[1] as a historical play is interesting because of its large focus on questions of the supernatural. The play considers, or forces the reader to consider, such ideas as the power of prophecy and dreams, ghostly interactions, pre-destination, divine intervention, and so on. The occasionally vague language used in the play can make it hard to interpret these ideas how they were intended. Buckingham's use of the word “determined” ( 5.1 .19) in his final speech is ambiguous and can be read several ways. [...]
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