As we’ve noted before, Richard is never the same after Richard Duke of York mocks him in Act Three, Scene One of Richard the Third. At the time, we looked at how his speeches change and move away from soliloquies (and thus, us as an audience). But it’s not just his speech that changes; his mental faculties atrophy as well.
Before the tipping point, he is quick, able to make decisions at a flash when an opportunity arises:
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