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Now is the winter of our discontent
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The opening line continues into a declaration that the house of York’s winter of unhappiness has become a glorious summer. Richard then distinguishes his own discontent from the public celebrations. The fragment therefore needs the linked continuation rather than being read as a standalone claim that the present is simply bleak.
Sources (1)
- Folger Shakespeare Library: Richard IIIRichard III, 1.1Reference checked
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