English Literature A-Level
Power and manipulation
What Power and manipulation means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Power and manipulation
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Dramatised through Richard's characterisation as a Machiavellian villain and traditional Vice figure, whose direct addresses create an uncomfortable complicity with the audience.
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