ANALYSE HOW THE CENTRAL VALUES PORTRAYED IN SHAKESPEARE’S ‘KING RICHARD III’ ARE CREATIVELY RESHAPED IN AL PACINO’S ‘LOOKING FOR RICHARD’.
Analysis of William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’ (KRIII) and Al Pacino’s 199 doc!drama ‘"ooking for Richard’ ("#R) re$eals inheren% h!man $al!es &i%hin %he %e'%s remain remain !ni$er !ni$ersall sally y rele$an rele$an%% despi% despi%ee %heir %heir differ differing ing con%e' con%e'%!al %!al infl!e infl!ence ncess and a!dien a!diences ces Pacino’s "#R dra&s !pon a modern American con%e'% %o reshape %he poli%ical social and religio!s $al!es presen% in KRIII &hile in%rod!cing f!r%her $al!es rele$an% %o a modern American perspec%i$e Pacino %ake’s ad$an%age of KRIII’s adap%a*ili%y %o crea%e a more accessi*le form %o rela%e %o %his modern American perspec%i$e +he concern of %he desire for po&er is e$iden% in ei%her %e'% in rela%ion %o %heir respec%i$e con%e'%!al infl!ences KRIII e'plores an indi$id!al’s p!rs!i% of po&er %hro!gh a reflec%ion of %he $ie&s of a %heocen%ric ,li-a*e%han socie%y &hile "#R dra&s on modern poli%ical crises e%c. +he concern of %he desire for po&er is e$iden% in ei%her %e'% in rela%ion %o %heir respec%i$e con%e'%!al infl!ences KRIII e'plores a /achia$ellian desire for po&er and depic%s %his as a ca%alys% for social chaos and a do&nfall of ‘%he 0ice’ harac%erisa%ion of Richard as ‘%he 0ice’ an !nscr!p!lo!s r!%hless amoral fig!re &ho p!rs!es po&er relen%lessly ser$es as royalis% propaganda %o promo%e %he +!dor’s righ% %o %he %hrone Richard’s de%ermina%ion %o 2pro$e a $illain3 and %h!s his e$iden%ial 2fall in%o %he ro%%en mo!%h of dea%h3 !nder %he force of 4od reflec%s ,li-a*e%han pro$iden%ialism as his do&nfall carries %he ine$i%a*ili%y and &eigh% of his%orical fac% and di$ine re%ri*!%ion re%r i*!%ion Richard’s o$er%hro& o$er%hro& dea%h and %he fac% %ha% he m!s% s!rrender his po&er %o %he &orkings of di$ine 5!s%ice reflec% ,li-a*e%han socie%y’s %heocen%ric $ie& %ha% social order is sanc%ioned *y 4od Sym*olic descrip%ions of Richard as a ‘*loody and !s!rping *oar’ and a ‘fo!l’ ‘%oad’ highligh% his loss of h!man 6!ali%ies and emphasise his *es%ial primi%i$e l!s% for po&er +he rele$ance of %he concern of %he desire for po&er remains cons%an% in "#R Pacino crea%es a $is!al in%erpre%a%ion of Richard’s e$il $illaino!s na%!re %hro!gh %he !se of en%irely *lack cos%!m cos%!ming ing !nders% !nders%ood ood *y modern modern a!dien a!diences ces %o represe represen% n% &icked &ickednes ness s and %he !se of chiarosc!ro ligh%ing in a%%emp% %o allo& a modern American a!dience %o !nders%and %he $al!es of KRIII 7iffering from KRIII "#R presen%s %he desire for po&er %o *e par% of h!man cons%r!c% Pacino dra&s on modern democra%ic ideals and c!rren% poli%ical reali%ies %o parallel Richard’s si%!a%ion %o f!r%her promo%e %he rele$ance r ele$ance of KRIII %o a modern American a!dience onnec%ions *e%&een modern ‘Iran8on%ra’ affairs and %he scheming *e%&een Richard and !ckingham %hro!gho!% KRIII are made in "#R *y K,0I: SPA,; in a%%emp% %o make Shakesp Shakespeare eare more more con%e' con%e'%!a %!ally lly rele$an rele$an%% %o moder modern n Americ American an perspe perspec%i c%i$es $es and %o allo& allo& a!diences %o !nders%and %he na%!re of %he desire for po&er in KRIII +he idea of h!man na%!re is e'plored in KRIII and "#R in respec% %o %heir con%e'%!al infl!ences +hro!gho!% KRIII Shakespeare e'plores h!mani%y and in%rod!ces a po&erf!l decep%ion of &ha% i% means %o *e h!man Richard’s ini%ial asser%ions of himself as ‘!nfinished’ and ‘half made !p’ s!gges%s he sees himself as less %han h!man +his is f!r%hered %hro!gh sym*olic descrip%ions of Richard as a ‘*loody and !s!rping *oar’ and a ‘fo!l’ ‘%oad’ highligh% his loss of h!man 6!ali%ies and his primi%i$eness primi%i$eness +hese *ecome rec!rring mo%ifs &i%hin %he play and %hey ser$e %o raise %he 6!es%ion &he%her someone can *ecome so corr!p% &i%h e$il %ha% %hey cease %o *e h!man anymore KRIII is responsi$e %o e'is%en% %ension *e%&een ,li-a*e%han ,li-a*e%han socie%y’s socie%y’s shif% in pro$iden%i pro$iden%ialis% alis% $ie&poin%s $ie&poin%s %o %he emergence of h!manism h!manism and %he sec!lar e'plora%ion e'plora%ion of an indi$id!al’ indi$id!al’ss free &ill +his change in %ho!gh% %ho!gh% is e$iden% e$iden% in %he s%r!c%!re of KRIII as i% differs from Shakespeare’s %radi%ional %ragedy s%r!c%!re KRIII no% only addresses pro$iden%ialism *!% also h!manism %hro!gh Richard’s o$er%hro& and dea%h as
i% reflec%s *o%h ,li-a*e%han socie%y’s %heocen%ric $ie& %ha% social order is sanc%ioned *y 4od and %he h!manis% $ie& %ha% %here are ine$i%a*le e%ernal conse6!ences for h!man ac%ions
