Richard III, from Shakespeare's history play "King Richard the Third", is the perfect embodiment of a political monster. He represents evil in the state--he is the incarnation of the inauspicious power and the symbol of a devilish nihilism. The monster also plays the role of a social magnifying glass. It represents the physical exaggeration of moral defects. Richard III is a monster because he is immoral and ridicules honour and virtue so as to reach his goal. Richard's physical appearance reflects his moral monstrosity. The King depicts himself when he says:
DUKE OF GLOSTER:"I, that am ru…
