Value

Value

1. Moderation

   • Balance with school, social life, sport, family
   • Avoidance of excess or extremes
     • Many of the characters in R3 are overwrought or overly ambititious
       • Richard acts decisively regardless of the consequences, his actions justify the end result so he will not countenance moderation
   • Consistency
   • Self control

2. Integrity

   • Family
   • Education and learning
     • Idea of enduring values is reinforced in the interview with the homeless man who believes Shakespeare teaches us lessons of integrity, feeling and understanding
   • Moral principles and values (through family values)
     • R3: Throughout integrity is compromised, core values of loyalty and honesty are unheeded
   • War

3. Compassion

   • Love
     • Understanding
     • Concern
   • Desire to help others
   • Feelings of empathy or sympathy if someone is in agony or pain
     • Richard does not reveal a modicum of compassion for others. His actions are cruel and callous. One of his notable major flaws is his lack of empathy for others. (Richard expresses no remorse or emotion when he orders the death of his brother Clarence and the young princes "Are you not going to dispatch this thing? Shall iI be plain? I wish the bastards dead"
   • Relationships

4. Honesty

   • Family
   • Moral values reflected in family's expectations
   • Communication

5. Loyalty

   • Family
     • Devotion
       • Ex. Referencing Richard III as a a "dog" --> Shakespeare dehumanised Richard throughout the play by linking him with animal imagery
   • Support networks
   • Reliability and responsibility
   • Trust
   • Honesty
     • Sacrifice
     • Decisions and actions are the result of free will or determination
       • He is "determined to prove a villian"

6. Justice

   • Equality amongst women
   • Fairness and truthfullness
     • Nature of authority and the acquisition of power
   • Represented in societal values
     • Law
   • Working/ education