What if a poet could seduce the woman whose husband and father-in-law he personally killed? This Richard III Act 1 Scene 2 Quiz focuses on the shocking psychological manipulation between Richard and Lady Anne. Start to think about the sheer audacity of the villain.
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Richard III Act 1 Scene 2 Quiz Questions
- Who is the first character to appear in Act 1 Scene 2?
- Whose corpse is being carried during the opening of this scene?
- Who murdered Henry VI according to Lady Anne?
- What relation was Henry VI to Lady Anne?
- Whose death does Lady Anne also mourn in this scene besides Henry VI?
- Who killed Prince Edward, Lady Anne’s husband?
- What emotion dominates Lady Anne’s opening speech?
- What does Lady Anne call Richard in her curses?
- What unusual action does Richard perform toward the corpse?
- What happens when Richard speaks to the corpse of Henry VI?
- What does Lady Anne interpret the bleeding of the corpse as?
- How does Richard address Lady Anne when he first speaks to her?
- What does Lady Anne initially do when Richard approaches her?
- What object does Lady Anne wish she had to avenge her loved ones?
- What does Richard offer to Lady Anne as a sign of repentance?
- What shocking act does Richard ask Lady Anne to perform?
- How does Lady Anne respond to Richard’s invitation to kill him?
- What does Richard claim caused his crimes?
- What does Lady Anne call Richard’s excuse?
- What does Richard tell Lady Anne about her beauty?
- What gesture finally begins to soften Lady Anne’s anger?
- What does Richard promise to build for Henry VI’s body?
- What token does Richard give Lady Anne before she leaves?
- What does Lady Anne do after accepting the ring?
- How does Richard react after Lady Anne departs?
- What does Richard call his victory over Lady Anne?
- What does Richard reveal about his intentions toward Lady Anne after the scene?
- What emotion does Richard express privately about his own success?
- What literary device dominates Richard’s closing soliloquy?
- What theme does this scene most clearly illustrate?