FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
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Richmond
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Queen Elizabeth
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Richard III
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The princes
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Detailed explanation-1: -The title comes from the first two lines of William Shakespeare’s Richard III: “Now is the winter of our discontent / Made glorious summer by this sun [or son] of York".
Detailed explanation-2: -’Now is the winter of our discontent. made glorious summer by this son of York’ It now appears that Richard is not talking about his unhappiness, but he is actually celebrating. The lines together translate to something like this: the unhappiness is over, and now the wonderful summer is upon us.
Detailed explanation-3: -Richard, who in this scene is still just the Duke of Gloucester, is resentful of his brother King Edward IV’s power and the relative happiness of those around him. In this speech, Richard tells us just why he feels this way and what he plans to do to take power for himself.
Detailed explanation-4: -The phrase was taken from the opening lines of Shakespeare’s play Richard III. It was used to suggest that people were not happy with the way the Labour government was running the country. The same phrase is now used to refer to any difficult political situation that occurs during the months of winter.