Seduction in Richard IIISeduction is certainly a dominant theme in Richard III. I noticed another example to go along with the ones discussed in class the other night. Richard's courtship of Lady Anne is more than obvious from the example I found; but Act 1 scene 4 certainly contains another example of seduction. This is the scene of Clarence's murder and the killers must convince each other to carry out the deed. Assassin One is the first to show a hint of hesitation. When Brakenbury and the warden leave the cell, Killer Two asks if he should stab Clarence while he sleeps and Killer One says, "No, he'll say it was done like a coward when / He wakes up" (I.iv, 101-102 ). After replying that Clarence would not wake up until Judgment Day, Assassin Two soon expresses regret for having been there. "The urgency of that word 'judgment' has / aroused in me a sort of remorse" (I.iv, 107-108). From here on out neither assassin is very single-minded in their actions and I got the feeling that the only reason the job got done is because the two were cornered once the Duke woke up and even then killer two did not participate in the murder. They did exactly what Gloucester had urged them not to do and allowed the Duke to wake up and engage them in conversation thus prolonging the murder. In the end it is only killer one who carries out the murder as Clarence is able to touch the second killer's heart so much. so that he