OT: Richard III

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 11232

Marvin wrote:

> In this case I think that "unliterariness" was part of the point. 
> Cedric's death reminded me of one of those scenes in gangster movies
> where the bad guy reaches out with his .45 and blows some poor 
slob's
> head off just for the hell of it.  The closest literary parallel 
that
> jumps to my mind is in Richard III, when Richard orders the children
> in the Tower of London killed; it's not something he needs to do,
> necessarily, it's just convenient.

Which is one of many reasons to conclude that Richard didn't order the 
deaths of the children.  He had no reason whatsoever.  Poor Richard 
got slandered but good by that play.  (It's a good play anyway 
though.)

;-)
Amy Z