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× Print Richard III Select what you want to print Current play Modern text Current act Folio text Current scene Definitions   Key line show Original text show Modern text show Definitions show Key line show Hyperlinks  print Modern text Original text Modern text with Definitions Original text with Definitions Modern text with Key line Hyperlinks Act 1 > Scene 1 Act 1 > Scene 2 Act 1 > Scene 3 Act 1 > Scene 4 Act 2 > Scene 1 Act 2 > Scene 2 Act 2 > Scene 3 Act 2 > Scene 4 Act 3 > Scene 1 Act 3 > Scene 2 Act 3 > Scene 3 Act 3 > Scene 4 Act 3 > Scene 5 Act 3 > Scene 6 Act 3 > Scene 7 Act 4 > Scene 1 Act 4 > Scene 2 Act 4 > Scene 3 Act 4 > Scene 4 Act 4 > Scene 5 Act 5 > Scene 1 Act 5 > Scene 2 Act 5 > Scene 3 Act 5 > Scene 4 Act 5 > Scene 5 All text Act I scene IIIIIIIV Act II scene IIIIIIIV Act III scene IIIIIIIVVVIVII Act IV scene IIIIIIIVV Act V scene IIIIIIIVV First folio Modern text Definitions Key line Enter Sir Richard Ratcliffe, with Halberds, carrying Enter Sir Richard Ratcliffe, with halberds, carrying halberd (n.) person armed with a halberd R3 III.iii.1.1 the Nobles to death at Pomfret. Rivers, Grey, and Vaughan to death at Pomfret Pomfret (n.) Pontefract, West Yorkshire; site of a castle in which Richard II was imprisoned; later, a Lancastrian stronghold R3 III.iii.1.2 Riuers. RIVERS   Sir Richard Ratcliffe, let me tell thee this, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, let me tell thee this:   R3 III.iii.1 To day shalt thou behold a Subiect die, Today shalt thou behold a subject die   R3 III.iii.2 For Truth, for Dutie, and for Loyaltie. For truth, for duty, and for loyalty.   R3 III.iii.3 Grey. GREY   God blesse the Prince from all the Pack of you, God bless the Prince from all the pack of you! pack (n.) gang, group, circle, confederacy R3 III.iii.4 bless (v.) old form: blesse guard, protect, safeguard A Knot you are, of damned Blood-suckers. A knot you are of damned blood-suckers. knot (n.) company, band, assembly R3 III.iii.5 Vaugh. VAUGHAN   You liue, that shall cry woe for this heere-after. You live that shall cry woe for this hereafter.   R3 III.iii.6 Rat. RATCLIFFE   Dispatch, the limit of your Liues is out. Dispatch! The limit of your lives is out. limit (n.) prescribed time, fixed period R3 III.iii.7 dispatch, despatch (v.) hurry up, be quick Riuers. RIVERS   O Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody Prison! O Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody prison,   R3 III.iii.8 Fatall and ominous to Noble Peeres: Fatal and ominous to noble peers!   R3 III.iii.9 Within the guiltie Closure of thy Walls, Within the guilty closure of thy walls closure (n.) enclosure, bound, limit R3 III.iii.10 Richard the Second here was hackt to death: Richard the Second here was hacked to death;   R3 III.iii.11 And for more slander to thy dismall Seat, And, for more slander to thy dismal seat, slander (n.) dishonour, disgrace, disrepute R3 III.iii.12 seat (n.) situation, position, location dismal (adj.) old form: dismall sinister, ominous, malign Wee giue to thee our guiltlesse blood to drinke. We give to thee our guiltless blood to drink.   R3 III.iii.13 Grey. GREY   Now Margarets Curse is falne vpon our Heads, Now Margaret's curse is fallen upon our heads,   R3 III.iii.14 When shee exclaim'd on Hastings, you, and I, When she exclaimed on Hastings, you, and I, exclaim on / upon (v.) old form: exclaim'd accuse, blame, denounce [loudly] R3 III.iii.15 For standing by, when Richard stab'd her Sonne. For standing by when Richard stabbed her son.   R3 III.iii.16 Riuers. RIVERS   Then curs'd shee Richard, / Thencurs'd shee Buckingham, Then cursed she Richard, then cursed she Buckingham,   R3 III.iii.17 Then curs'd shee Hastings. Oh remember God, Then cursed she Hastings. O, remember, God,   R3 III.iii.18 To heare her prayer for them, as now for vs: To hear her prayers for them, as now for us!   R3 III.iii.19 And for my Sister, and her Princely Sonnes, And for my sister and her princely sons,   R3 III.iii.20 Be satisfy'd, deare God, with our true blood, Be satisfied, dear God, with our true blood,   R3 III.iii.21 Which, as thou know'st, vniustly must be spilt. Which, as Thou know'st, unjustly must be spilt.   R3 III.iii.22 Rat. RATCLIFFE   Make haste, the houre of death is expiate. Make haste. The hour of death is expiate. expiate (adj.) reached, fully arrived R3 III.iii.23 Riuers. RIVERS   Come Grey, come Vaughan, let vs here embrace. Come, Grey; come, Vaughan; let us here embrace.   R3 III.iii.24 Farewell, vntill we meet againe in Heauen. Farewell, until we meet again in heaven.   R3 III.iii.25 Exeunt. Exeunt   R3 III.iii.25 ACT I. Act I. > scene I. Act I. > scene II. Act I. > scene III. Act I. > scene IV. ACT II. Act II. > scene I. 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