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Kevin Kline as Richard III wears a dark, ornate costume and crown while seated on stage at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, with set pieces visible in the background.
Richard III Kevin Kline in the title role of William Shakespeare's Richard III at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park, New York City, October 4, 1983.

Richard III

fictional character
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Richard III, fictional character, based on the historical Richard III, in William Shakespeare’s group of four plays known as the “first tetralogy,” which chronicle English history during the Wars of the Roses. He is the son of Richard Plantagenet, duke of York, and first appears in Henry VI, Part 2. He becomes the duke of Gloucester in Henry VI, Part 3 and king of England in Richard III. One of Shakespeare’s finest creations, the physically...

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