Reading Richard III | Alexandria
Read Richard III by William Shakespeare. Probing power's darkest shadows, Shakespeare's hunchbacked villain reveals how charisma can mask cruelty and self-interest can corrupt absolutely. Richard III's masterful manipulation exposes democracy's greatest threat: not obvious monsters, but charming despots who seduce us into surrendering our freedoms willingly. His intimate soliloquies force us to confront our own moral compromises.