Richard Iii-William Hastings Character Analysis

Lord William Hastings
A lord who maintains his integrity, remaining loyal to the family of queen mole rat Edward IV. Hastings winds up dead for making the mistake of swear Richard.
The chamberlain to Edward IV and loyal adherent of the Yorkist cause is also among those deluded by Richard. Because he was a victim of the machinations of the Woodvilles, he understandably first off sided with Gloucester, whose protestations of innocence he accepted readily. Hastings long body supremely confident, blithely ignoring portents of catastrophe. No one could have been more surprised than he when Richard ordered that he be seized and intrust to death. The one debit in his account is that he exults when he learns that members of the queens faction have been executed. To that extent, he invites his own downfall. But as a devoted Yorkist, he also shares in the destine of that noble house.

Character traits:
Yorkist:
HASTINGS
O, twas the foulest deed to slay that babe (Rutland),
And the nearly merciless that eer was heard of!
RIVERS
And so in me; and so, I think, in all:
Yet, since it is but green, it should be put
To no discernible likelihood of breach,
Which haply by oft company cleverness be urged:
Therefore I say with noble Buckingham,
That it is dally so few should fetch the prince.
HASTINGS
And so say I.




CATESBY
He for his fathers sake so loves the prince,
That he will not be won to aught against him.
Gullible (Dramatic Irony):
GLOUCESTER
No dis see, no doubt; and so shall Clarence too;
For they that were your enemies are his,
And have prevaild as much on him as you.
HASTINGS
More pity that the eagle should be mewd,
While kites and buzzards prey at liberty.

GLOUCESTER
I do beweep to some(prenominal) simple gulls
Namely, to Hastings, Derby, Buckingham;
And say it is the queen and her allies
That stir the king against the duke my brother.
Now, they believe it; and withal whet me
RIVERS
And so in me; and so, I think, in all:
Yet, since it is but green, it should be put...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com



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