me leave
             By circumstance to accuse thy cursed self. (p29)
             Anne: Fouler than heart can think thee, thou canst make
             No excuse current but to hang thyself. (p29)
             Thou wast provoked by thou bloody mind
             What never dream'st on aught but butcheries.
             Didst thou not kill this King? (p30)
             Queen Elizabeth has a similar view of Richard as all the other female characters. Elizabeth is aware of Richard's inner hatred and has a good perspective of his true identity. She is aware that Richard is a threat to her and all others around him. Richard murdered her husband in the battle of Tewkesbury, and now Elizabeth is scared for the lives of her two sons who are next in line for the throne. Elizabeth is not comfortable with the idea of Richard being the guardian of her sons and Lord Protector of England.
             Queen Elizabeth: Brother of Gloucester, you mistake the matter.
             The King, on his own royal disposition,
             And not provoked by any suitor else,
             Aiming, belike, at your interior hatred,
             That in your outward action shows itself
             Against my children, brothers, and myself,
             Makes him to send, that he may learn the ground
             Of your ill will, and thereby to remove it. (p37)
             Come, come, we know your meaning, brother Gloucester:
             You envy my advancement and my friends'.
             God grant we never may have need of you! (p38)
             Queen Margaret recognises Richard to be an evil minded intelligent fiend. She manages to see through the illusions Richard generates which manage to elude most others.
             Margaret has had an extensive experience with Richard's diabolical plots prior to the commencement of the play. He was behind the deaths of her husband and son. These murders did not only emotionally scar her but also removed her prime royal powers. Margaret tries to warn everybody of what Richard is capable of and prophesises numerous future events through her curses and warnings. Although she accurately forecasts future even...