Richard III (Webster's Thesaurus Edition)

245 Pages·2006·1.74 MB·English

by  William Shakespeare

RICHARD III

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William Shakespeare

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Richard III

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

PSAT® is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered
trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and
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sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management
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Contents

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1

PERSONS REPRESENTED................................................................................................3

ACT ONE..........................................................................................................................5

ACT TWO........................................................................................................................55

ACT THREE....................................................................................................................77

ACT FOUR....................................................................................................................117

ACT FIVE......................................................................................................................159

GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................181

William Shakespeare 1

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on
standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently
assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this
edition of Richard III by William Shakespeare was edited for students who are actively building
their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®), GRE®,
LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.1

Webster’s edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of
synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in
other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic
words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are “difficult,
and often encountered” in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided
for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language,
and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word’s meaning within
context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not
already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it
has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the
book; Synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster’s Online Dictionary.

Definitions of remaining terms as well as translations can be found at www.websters-online-
dictionary.org. Please send suggestions to [email protected]

The Editor
Webster’s Online Dictionary
www.websters-online-dictionary.org
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PERSONS REPRESENTED.%

KING EDWARD THE FOURTH
ELIZABETH, Queen to King Edward IV
EDWARD, Prince of Wales
}
afterwards King Edward V sons to the King
RICHARD, Duke of York
GEORGE, Duke of Clarence
}
RICHARD, Duke of Gloster, brother’s to the king
afterwards King Richard III
DUCHESS OF YORK, mother to King Edward IV, Clarence, and Gloster
LADY ANNE, widow to Edward, prince of Wales, son to King
MARGARET, widow to King Henry VI
A YOUNG SON OF CLARENCE
A YOUNG DAUGHTER OF CLARENCE
HENRY, Earl of Richmond, afterwards King Henry VII
CARDINAL BOURCHIER, Archbishop of Canterbury
THOMAS ROTHERHAM, Archbishop of York
JOHN MORTON, Bishop of Ely
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM
DUKE OF NORFOLK
EARL OF SURREY, his son
EARL RIVERS, brother to King Edward's Queen
MARQUIS OF DORSET and LORD GREY, her sons
EARL OF OXFORD
LORD HASTINGS
LORD STANLEY
LORD LOVEL
SIR THOMAS VAUGHAN
SIR RICHARD RATCLIFF
SIR WILLIAM CATESBY

Thesaurus
afterwards: (adv) afterward, majesty, rex, power. ANTONYM: (n)
subsequently, later, thereafter, later queen.
on, next, behind, thereupon; (adj) mother: (n) mamma, mommy, origin,
following, subsequent; (n) mama, ma, mammy, mummy; (n, v)
termination. father; (v) engender, generate, beget.
brother: (n) fellow, blood brother, prince: (n) lord, potentate, sovereign,
associate, counterpart, crony, duke, king, chief, maharaja,
comrade, buddy, peer, chum, maharajah, ruler, magnate, archduke.
sidekick, monk. ANTONYMS: (n) widow: (n) woman, relict, widower,
enemy, opposer, opponent. adult female, widow woman, war
king: (n) mogul, sovereign, chief, widow, nobbled line; (adj) widowed,
crown, tycoon, baron, ruler, magnate, additional; (v) leave behind.
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SIR JAMES TYRREL
SIR JAMES BLOUNT
SIR WALTER HERBERT
SIR ROBERT BRAKENBURY, Lieutenant of the tower
CHRISTOPHER URSWICK, a priest
ANOTHER PRIEST
LORD MAYOR OF LONDON
SHERIFF OF WILTSHERE
HENRY VI; afterwards married to the Duke of Gloster
LORDS, and other ATTENDANTS; two GENTLEMEN, a PURSUIVANT,
SCRIVENER, CITIZENS, MURDERERS, MESSENGERS, GHOSTS, SOLDIERS,
etc.%

Thesaurus
afterwards: (adv) afterward, minister, ecclesiastic, churchman,
subsequently, later, thereafter, later pastor, celebrant, parson, cleric,
on, next, behind, thereupon; (adj) presbyter, chaplain.
following, subsequent; (n) tower: (n) column, spire, steeple,
termination. pinnacle, pylon, castle; (adj, n) pillar;
married: (adj) wedded, conjugal, (v) ascend, rise, loom, arise.
matrimonial, connubial, nuptial,
united, mixed, connected, marrying,
attached, unite. ANTONYMS: (adj)
unmarried, unattached, divorced,
public.
priest: (adj, n) clergyman, divine; (n)
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ACT ONE.%

SCENE I.

[Enter RICHARD Duke of Gloster, solus.]
RICHARD.
Now is the Winter of our Discontent,
Made glorious Sumr by this son of York:
And all the clouds that lowr'd upon our house
In the deep bosom of the Ocean buried.
Now are our browes bound with Victorious Wreathes,
Our bruised arms hung up for Monuments;
Our sterne alarums chang'd to merry Meetings;
Our dreadful Marches, to delightfull Measures.
Grim-visag'd War, hath smooth'd his wrinkled Front:
And now, in stead of mounting Barbed Steeds,
To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,
He capers nimbly in a ladies Chamber,
To the lasciuious pleasing of a Lute.
But I, that am not shap'd for sportiue trickes,
Nor made to court an amorous Looking-glasse:
I, that am Rudely stampt, and want love’s majesty,

Thesaurus
amorous: (adj) amatory, romantic, surbet, sore to the touch, painful. rapidly, readily; (adj) dexterously;
amative, affectionate, passionate, fright: (n, v) dismay, alarm, scare, (adj, adv) neatly. ANTONYMS: (adv)
fond, warm, ardent, erotic, tender, affright; (n) awe, fear, dread, terror, lethargically, heavily, awkwardly.
impassioned. ANTONYMS: (adj) horror, consternation, apprehension. stead: (n) behalf, room, lieu, spot,
cold, hateful, repulsed, unfriendly, ANTONYMS: (n) calm, fearlessness, location, station, space, seat, position,
cool. courage, confidence, security. office, locality.
bosom: (n) heart, interior, boob, mounting: (n, v) mount; (adj, n) sterne: (n) Laurence Sterne.
thorax, chest, bust, tit; (n, v) embrace; climbing; (n) ascent, setting, climb, wrinkled: (adj, n) rough, rugged; (adj)
(v) cherish, hug; (adj) intimate. frame, assembly, chassis, framework, puckered, creased, wrinkly, wizened,
ANTONYMS: (n) outside, exteriority. ascension; (adj, adv) rising. crumpled, lined, gnarled, unironed,
bruised: (adj) wounded, hurt, raw, nimbly: (adv) adroitly, alertly, lightly, crinkled. ANTONYMS: (adj)
sore, livid, tender, sensitive, rotten, energetically, cleverly, hastily, deftly, unwrinkled, ironed, straight.