Aimed at pupils who are studying Richard III for the first time, this literature guide provides a straightforward explanation of the text that carefully leads students through the play to reach a better understanding and appreciation of it. York Notes are the ultimate best selling literature guides, and are a useful background for both quick-reference and insightful interpretations.

Key features include:

*Commentaries structured by the assessment criteria used in the Key Stage 3 tests to give pupils the confidence they need to do well in the tests

*Short, simple summaries that help all pupils get to grips with the Shakespeare plays for the Key Stage 3 tests quickly

*Accurate, reliable and faithful to the plays ensuring students avoid making mistakes in the exam.

This book features in the following series: Key Series, York Notes Key Stage 3 .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 88 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Pearson Education Limited .

Rene Weis is Professor of English at University College London and a distinguished editor and biographer of Shakespeare.