Richard 3

Richard III is a historical play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written around 1593. It depicts the Machiavellianrise to power and subsequent short reign of King Richard III of England.[1] The play is grouped among the histories in the First Folio and is most often classified as such. Occasionally, however, as in the quarto edition, it is termed a tragedy. Richard IIIconcludes Shakespeare's first tetralogy (also containing Henry VI parts 1–3).