What if the request for strawberries was a code for a death sentence? This Richard III Act 3 Scene 4 Quiz is all about the awesome mood change of the council meeting as Richard reveals his supposed withered arm. But before you begin, consider the speed of the tyrant’s justice.
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Richard III Act 3 Scene 4 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 3 Scene 4 take place?
- Who convenes the council meeting in this scene?
- What is the council meeting intended to discuss?
- Who attends the council meeting with Hastings?
- What item does Richard famously request from the Bishop of Ely?
- What is unusual about Richard’s request for strawberries?
- How does Richard behave when he first enters the council?
- What does Richard accuse Queen Elizabeth and her allies of using against him?
- What physical evidence does Richard claim proves witchcraft?
- Whom does Richard blame for his supposed injury?
- How does Hastings react to Richard’s accusations?
- What does Richard call Hastings after his reaction?
- Who arrests Hastings during the council?
- What does Hastings say about Mistress Shore before his arrest?
- How does Richard justify Hastings’ immediate execution?
- Where is Hastings taken to be executed?
- What does Hastings realize too late?
- What object does Richard strike to signal Hastings’ arrest?
- Who aids Richard in framing Hastings?
- What theme is strongly revealed through this scene?
- What role does Buckingham play during the council?
- What tone dominates the second half of the scene?
- What prophecy does Hastings recall as he faces death?
- How does Hastings describe Richard as he is led away?
- What literary device is used in Hastings’ downfall?
- What political shift does this scene mark?
- What emotion does the Bishop of Ely express after Hastings’ death?
- What symbolic role does the Tower play in this scene?
- What does Hastings’ death foreshadow?
- How does Shakespeare use this scene dramatically?