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David Morrissey as Richard III: 'Now is the winter of our discontent' " video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Chris Wiegand, Emma John and Liese Spencer

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, David Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in which the scheming Richard lays out his plan to turn his brothers, the Duke of Clarence and the newly enthroned King Edward IV, against each other. Read the full text for this speech Read more about Shakespeare SolosMichael Billington …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM on February 1, 2016

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