Richard III Act 3 Scene 4 Quiz

What does Richard call Hastings after his reaction?

What role does Buckingham play during the council?

What item does Richard famously request from the Bishop of Ely?

What object does Richard strike to signal Hastings’ arrest?

What does Hastings realize too late?

What emotion does the Bishop of Ely express after Hastings’ death?

What is the council meeting intended to discuss?

How does Hastings describe Richard as he is led away?

What does Hastings’ death foreshadow?

How does Shakespeare use this scene dramatically?

What theme is strongly revealed through this scene?

What does Hastings say about Mistress Shore before his arrest?

How does Richard behave when he first enters the council?

Who attends the council meeting with Hastings?

How does Richard justify Hastings’ immediate execution?

What physical evidence does Richard claim proves witchcraft?

Whom does Richard blame for his supposed injury?

Where is Hastings taken to be executed?

Who arrests Hastings during the council?

How does Hastings react to Richard’s accusations?

What symbolic role does the Tower play in this scene?

Who convenes the council meeting in this scene?

Who aids Richard in framing Hastings?

What prophecy does Hastings recall as he faces death?

What does Richard accuse Queen Elizabeth and her allies of using against him?

What political shift does this scene mark?

Where does Act 3 Scene 4 take place?

What is unusual about Richard’s request for strawberries?

What literary device is used in Hastings’ downfall?

What tone dominates the second half of the scene?