George,+Duke+of+Clarence

Born as the second older brother of Richard, Clarence is a honest and gentle man. His name has a "G" in it; an alphabet which is believed would take away the throne from King Edward's children. Because of this drunken prophecy Richard had set up, he is forced to go against King Edward. After Clarence gets arrested and is taken to the Tower, he dreams a horrible nightmare of him being drowned by Richard. Then, his dream comes true as the two murderers hired by Richard come in to kill him. In that scene, he claims his innocence and the love towards his brothers that he believes Richard very much. Sadly, Clarence does not notice Richard's villainy even until his end of time. The murderer stabs him, and is drowned in a barrel of wine.

Clarence is a supporting character who comes out just to be murdered ruthlessly. It may be almost ridiculous of him to be killed off so easily. Looking back at the scene in the Tower, Clarence's behaviors seem to accompany some sort of faith. Either the faith is directed at someone or religion, he blindly trusts it, like he did with Richard. This honest and somewhat credulous character ultimately leads to his death. But through his death, tension builds up, and thus prepares for a larger catharsis at the end of the story.

- Marina Suzuki