Representing Women and Resistance to Tyrannyin More’s Historia Richardi Tertii

In this article, the author explores the role of women in More's Richard III, identifying the various stereotypical elements to be found in the attitudes and characterisation of the work. The individual strengths of the roles of women in the work are uncovered, particularly in their relationship to the tyrannical context in which they sought to assert values of compassion and truth. Giving specific focus to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Edward IV, and Mistress Shore, the writer contrasts their presence in the work as representing respectively eloquence and love

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