Character Analysis Of Clarence In A Tale Of Peace
Clarence’s dream commenced with he had fled from the London Tower, then he recalled the war of roses with Richard on the deck of a boat headed to Burgundy, “There we looked toward England/And cited up a thousand heavy times/During the wars of york and lancaster/That had befall’n us.” (13-16) The bloodiness and the cruelties of the war arouse his self-revelation of guilty he had made through the civil war. The civil war is a representation of the greedy of the humanity, the York and Lancaster’s rivalry for hundreds of years was motivated by the appetency with the power and wealth. Clarence realized that he was once vainglorious during the war, not satisfied with the role of “Duke of Clarence”, he even tried to overthrow his brother Edward IV.
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In line 18, Gloucester had stumbled, and Clarence acted being a supportive brother to help him. However, Clarence had been framed by Richard and pushed down from the deck. Clarence’s fraternize action leads to his drowning, foreshadows later that Richard was trying to subside him to death. In the play Richard III, Clarence is described as a character with a faith in human goodness and natural supportive. His naive, simplicity personality juxtaposes to Richard’s circumvention and complex personality. The dream had profiled Richard is thirsty for the power and tries to achieve his goal by framing other people. In the true world, the poor Clarence was his first sacrifice under Richard’s greediness, as Clarence is an obstacle lay between the crown and Richard. The greedy of human vanity motivates Richard’s behavior, as he was regardless of the brother love in front of the allure of the
In line 18, Gloucester had stumbled, and Clarence acted being a supportive brother to help him. However, Clarence had been framed by Richard and pushed down from the deck. Clarence’s fraternize action leads to his drowning, foreshadows later that Richard was trying to subside him to death. In the play Richard III, Clarence is described as a character with a faith in human goodness and natural supportive. His naive, simplicity personality juxtaposes to Richard’s circumvention and complex personality. The dream had profiled Richard is thirsty for the power and tries to achieve his goal by framing other people. In the true world, the poor Clarence was his first sacrifice under Richard’s greediness, as Clarence is an obstacle lay between the crown and Richard. The greedy of human vanity motivates Richard’s behavior, as he was regardless of the brother love in front of the allure of the