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Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all)
No. I would recommend seeing a film of the play, though, as it wasn't meant to be read--even aloud--but seen performed. Also, I recommend Al Pacino's docudrama "Looking for Richard" which deals with some of the more confusing historical aspects (like so many people with the same names) and with the problems of the play itself.
Vincent Kirk
No, you can read it as a stand-alone play. If, at some point, you do want to read other plays that connect to it, read the three "Henry VI" plays. They take place before "Richard III", and characters from it appear, so you can get a sense of where people are coming from at the start of "Richard III". But, as has been said, it works as a stand-alone play, so it's certainly not necessary.
Kelleen
No. It can give some historical background, but isn't needed to understand this play.
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