This king takes the crown by murder & later laments, "Behold, mine arm is, like a blasted sapling, withered up"
... behold, 
mine arm/ Is like a blasted sapling, withered up:/ And this is Edward's .... to 
discrediting King Edward and his family to make his usurping of the crown ... To 
make his act more convincing, he comes in late as if the Council meeting... [DOC] [TLE] ENGL 040: Blog - Nfomedia [PAR] Mar 17, 2009 ... Richard compares himself to a shadow, and his brother, King Edward to the sun.