In "Embodiment and Disability in 3 Henry VI and Richard III ," I argue that Richard's choice of weapon, a falchion, offers new insight into how Shakespeare represents disability in the two plays. Because the weapon was often used to flay kills during hunts, I argue that Richard curtails other bodies and adds their biomass to his own. Doing so allows Richard to blur the lines between his body and those of others, turning ableism against itself to raise him to the English throne. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]