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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 28 MIN

King Richard III Act 5

from The Shakespeare Library · host William Shakespeare

In which the shadows of restless souls and bitter reckonings weigh heavily upon the night before a fateful battle, as noble leaders marshal forces and wrestle with conscience and ambition in the heart of England’s troubled fields. The dawning light beckons a solemn clash of arms, where valor and destiny intertwine beneath darkened skies, and the hopes of peace are breathed into the cries of war.

In which the shadows of restless souls and bitter reckonings weigh heavily upon the night before a fateful battle, as noble leaders marshal forces and wrestle with conscience and ambition in the heart of England’s troubled fields. The dawning light beckons a solemn clash of arms, where valor and destiny intertwine beneath darkened skies, and the hopes of peace are breathed into the cries of war.

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In which the shadows of restless souls and bitter reckonings weigh heavily upon the night before a fateful battle, as noble leaders marshal forces and wrestle with conscience and ambition in the heart of England’s troubled fields. The dawning light...

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