RICHARD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, CAN BE SEEN AS AN EXTREME EGOCENTRIC, A PERSON WITH A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE FEELINGS OF OTHERS AND ONE WHO LEAVES A TRAIL OF CHAOS BEHIND HIM, IN HUMAN TERMS.
             Richard Duke of Gloucester was an extremely egocentric person. He had a complete disregard for the emotions of all the people's lives that he has affected in his mission to get the crown. On his path to get the crown he left a huge trail of chaos behind him, the trail had affected many peoples lives, those close to him and those he had never met. He was so egocentric that he killed anyone standing in his way of the crown or people that he no longer needed, this included family, friends and his cronies who helped him get the crown.
             Richard is an extremely egocentric character in Shakespeare's play. He only cares about one person, himself. He will do anything to get what he wants, even if it means hurting the people who are closest to him. The following quotes show the depths that Richard will go to to get what he wants.
             Richard: I am determined to prove a villain,
             And hate the idle pleasures of these days.
             Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous,
             By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams,
             To set my brother Clarence and the King
             In deadly hate the one against the other;
             And if King Edward be as true and just,
             As I am subtle, false and treacherous,
             This day should Clarence closely be mewed up,
             Of Edward's heirs the murderer shall be.
             Dive, thoughts, down to my soul-here Clarence comes.
             Richard is so determined to get his way that he is going to manipulate King Edward into thinking that Clarence wants to kill him. Richard reminds Edward of an old prophecy that was foretold a while back that one of his heirs to the throne would kill him. Richard made him believe that Clarence was that person, so Edward ordered that Clarence be put into prison and executed soon. Richard was so committed to getting what he want...