Richard III- Week 2
What sets Richard apart from most? He’s ruthless, he doesn’t care what he has to do to get his way, he has no conscience, it’s like he’s an animal. An animal who has huge scary teeth, and isn’t afraid to sink them into anyone. It’s like he’s a hellhound, or perhaps a dog… “From forth the kennel of thy womb hath crept/ A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death: That dog , that had his teeth before his eyes,” (IV. iv. 57-49).
Richard was born with a full set of teeth. Does that seem weird to anyone? “Marry, they say my uncle grew so fast/ That he could gnaw a crust at two hours old,” (II. iv. 27-28).
Teeth signify the hunter. Richard III is the alpha male climbing his way to the top. In Act IV, Scene ii. they discuss how Richard slowly developed, and since he did so slowly, he should be like a flower and not like a weed. It’s interesting to note that people believe he grew up so slowly, rotting from the inside and out. Yet he had fully developed mouthful. Even York suggests that he, himself, didn’t start growing teeth for a full two years. So, Richard developed slowly on one hand, yet fast in other aspects. This goes to show us that maybe Richard wasn’t all human. Maybe in comparison to human standards Richard grew slowly, but in a hunter sense Richard had advantage.
He was evolved before everyone else was and that turned into a merciless hunter. He grew up deformed. One can even argue that Richard is better alpha male than most because he had so many obstacles to overcome. I think his development speaks miles. His biting nature grew quickly and strong, but his heart and soul developed slowly or maybe not even at all.
Yet in the end, after Richard is visited by the ghosts and gets a good old-fashioned scare, his hellhound persona melts away and he becomes a poor little puppy dog with his tale between his legs.
(ooo) she bop 
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