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    King Richard Iii Monologues

    King Richard Iii is a character from Richard III. Browse 4 curated audition pieces featuring King Richard Iii, spanning tragedy. Each scene includes Director's Notes with performance guidance, character analysis, and a downloadable PDF.

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    Buckingham and Richard: The Unspoken Request

    Richard III

    by William Shakespeare

    Buckingham attempts to claim the earldom promised to him for helping Richard ascend the throne, but the increasingly paranoid King Richard III ignores his requests, signaling the end of their alliance.

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    duologue
    2 min

    Tyrrel and Richard: The Princes' Death

    Richard III

    by William Shakespeare

    Tyrrel reports the successful murder of the young princes in the Tower to King Richard III. Richard coldly confirms the deaths and outlines his next ruthless political moves to secure the throne.

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    monologue
    2 min

    Richard Wakes: Give Me Another Horse

    Richard III

    by William Shakespeare

    Following a haunting visitation by the ghosts of those he has murdered, King Richard III awakens in a panic on the eve of the Battle of Bosworth Field, grappling with his fractured identity and the weight of his conscience.

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    duologue
    3 min

    Richard and Queen Elizabeth: Wooing the Daughter

    Richard III

    by William Shakespeare

    King Richard III attempts to persuade Queen Elizabeth to help him woo her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, despite having murdered the Queen's sons. The scene is a tense verbal battle of wits and grief as the Queen confronts the man responsible for her family's destruction.

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    Richard III

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