Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent Quote

Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent Quote. William Shakespeare Quote “Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun (Act 1, Scene 1, lines 1-2) I am determinèd to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruiséd arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums changed to merry meetings, Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.

The best way to understand this quote is to read it with the second line, "Made glorious summer by this sun of York." This completes the statement In Act 1, Scene 1, the character Richard, Duke of Gloucester (who later becomes King Richard III), delivers a soliloquy that begins with the famous line: "Now is the winter of our discontent."

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Livery, the distinctive dress worn by retainers or servants, so called because delivered or given out at regular periods Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York So those who simply quote "Now is the winter of our discontent" are doing these lines a disservice, since the "now.

The Winter of Our Discontent Novels, Words, John steinbeck. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) 'Now is the winter of our discontent': Richard III's opening speech from Shakespeare's history play of that name is among the most famous speeches in all of Shakespeare's work Original Text "Now is the winter of our discontent" Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried

"Now is the winter of our discontent Richard III, William Shakespeare gift" Art Print by. Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house (Act 1, Scene 1, lines 1-2) I am determinèd to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days.