Daily national Republican., 1863-10-30
Character Of Richard III,
NY CHARLES KNIGHT.

Richard is brave and naughty; polished
couftier. a crafty statesman, anu a perfect hypo
critic. He 10 fond OF deceiving under the form
religion, and /" SCI ms a saint when most he play
the DEVIL" yet, although he tramples upon itI
principles In every act Of his life, he does not ap
pear to reject and disbelieve them. He has 4
touch OF superstitious awe respecting futurity; he
does not deny Immortality and hell, but is salts,
fed to risk eternal peril for present qualification
When visited by his awful dream on the field OF
bstie, he calls on the sacred name for mercy; like
the devil he believes, and trembles.
Though he resembles Iago in many points he dif.
fers from him In this I,go has no conscience, is
never touched by conjunction or repentance, and
Is utterly indifferent respecting future state the
existence OF which he does not appear to credit.
lago regards iuturiy fable, but Richard believes
and detes it, Richard 1t witty and satirical; ex-
cceiing.y Proud OF his eloqucuce and cunning; he
triumphs In his success In winning Lady Anne,s
consent to become his vile, AMI IN talking over
the Queen DoD.ger To WOO her daughter Tor him.
Richards remarkable Intellectual power and en-.
eTgy, bear him undauuted through his career oi
violence Msrgaret's impIccations, OF lis mother q
curte, when she tAkGs eternal leave of him, never
for moment appAl his heart or turn him from
his purposes. His hrm and resolute mind compel
our respect, If not our admiration. He is n stIil.
ing Instance Of ngfest intellect, allied to an utter
want Of principle or heart; he seems rather above
Than deneient IN human aeciiUnI; his mind Ia fur.
ther emhittcrci by his personal deiofmity; he Ia.
mAnth thst nature has robbed him OF the love of
woman, therefore he will Tenounce love and seek
ior happlne-s alone IN regal power. He 10 terrible
IN the intsnsty oi his ,slhshness and possessed
= gigantic rRotism, which induces him TO regard
even murder A. AL insignificant m after eompnri.
son with the realization Of bis ambition
lie lives to himself and requires no sympathy
fom others but N the latter part OF the tragedy
he 10 oppressed by the multitude OF opposing cir.
cumstancts' treaohery and dcsertion environ him;
doubt and icyerish excitement weaken hIs gtropr
mnd he gives contradictory orders, aud On the eve
oi hac complains Of the loss Of his ordinary cheer.
tninos AMI Niacrily Then in his sleep, he Is Wis.
ed ~ long tram "i spectres the spirits Of those
WHOM he had slain encourage his rival, and hid him
despair. The Vision Hts the v,Il which hides the
future from us, and indicates the eternal doom of
the tyraht' The poet thought It was not sufficient
that so great VILLAIN should die upon the field ,i
battle but he shows him the verge OF the Dit O,
eternal darkness and lhmentAtinn.
The lovers OF Shakespeare aud the admirers ni
art, cannot but be gratihed with ]. WnLLA Booru,S
masterly embodiment Of RichaId III, to be given
at FOrd's Fashionable New Theatre, Tenth stre.t
on MoHDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER I'd. Its Intense
passion, herce energy, and vivid power fully lstl
fy the assertion that this brilliant young hrtist
has fallen heir to the genius OF his glorious father
the gifted but crratic Jusius BRUTus BooIu