Richard III (play) "Hamlet" is shorter than its Quarto counterpart. The play is often abridged; for example, certain peripheral characters are removed entirely. In such instances, extra lines are often invented or added from elsewhere in the sequence to establish the nature of characters' relationships. A further reason for abridgment is that Shakespeare assumed that his audiences would be familiar with his "Henry VI" plays and frequently made indirect references to events in them, such as Richard's murder of Henry VI or the defeat of Henry's wife, Margaret. "House of York" "House of Lancaster" "Woodville family" "Richard III's group" "Earl of Richmond's group"
BBC Television Shakespeare be sombre because none of the young characters had learnt anything. The "Prefaces to Shakespeare" episode for "All's Well That Ends Well" was presented by Sebastian Shaw who had played the King of France in a 1968 RSC production directed by John Barton. The "Shakespeare in Perspective" episode was presented by comedian and television writer Barry Took. Cast As with all of Jane Howell's productions, this episode was performed on a single set. The change of the seasons, so critical to the movement of the play, is indicated by a lone tree whose leaves change colour as the year moves