It depicts the motivations and personality of the character. Richard states briefly why he decided to do what he did and also describes himself in the process. Also, it gives some background information about the plot. Richard speaks of the War of the Roses.
I suggest you watch this video. It's only one minute and it explains a lot. Hope this helps! https://www.khanacademy.org/math/ap-statistics/analyzing-categorical-ap/analyzing-one-categorical-va...
