Richard III

This 75-page curriculum unit published by the Center for Learning is rich in graphic illustrations, with clearly stated objectives and procedures. Background information includes an overview of the War of the Roses and the House of Tudor, the Globe Theatre, a map of England, and comparison of the real historical events with the play's events. Character, plot, and theme study focus on the cursers and the cursed, changing allegiances, betrayal, conscience, greed for power, obsession, causes of Richard's rise and fall, the rise of Richmond (nemesis) , and the concept of heroism. A unit test and answer key are included.