Buckingham in Richard III
Richard III In the play Richard III by William Shakespeare, the Duke of Buckingham becomes a political ally and right-hand man of the villainous Richard III. Richard is aspiring to become King of England, and will do anything to accomplish this dream of his. Richard’s oldest brother Edward IV sits on the throne as the play opens. Richard evil, sadistic, and corrupt and will manipulate, scheme and kill to get to the throne of England. Edward is not the only person between Richard and the kingship of England. There are many people that Richard must get rid of to become King. To achieve this mission, Richard uses the help of Buckingham. Buckingham appears to be as ruthless as Richard, but in reality is not that callous and only appears that way to serve his own purpose. From the beginning of Richard III and throughout most of the play, Buckingham serves as an accomplice for Richard. It seems that Buckingham is as evil as Richard, completing every evil task that Richard asks him to do. In Act III Scene V, Richard and Buckingham decide that they need to convince the public of England that Richard should be the next King, and Richard needs Buckingham to convince the Mayor of London that Richard is the rightful heir to the throne.