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Deformity

Richard, Romeo, Juliet and the Sonnet

Two of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, Richard III and Romeo and Juliet, open with sonnets and then employ variations on the sonnet’s structure for dramatic and poetic effect, which is not surprising. At this point in Shakespeare’s life he seems to have had dual career goals. First, he wanted to make money, which he could accomplish through theatre.
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Now is the winter of our discontent

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NowHyperbaton is the winter of our discontentMetaphor
Made glorious summerMetaphor by this son of York,Paronomasia
And all the clouds that louredMetaphor upon our houseMetonymy
In the deep bosom of the ocean MetaphorburiedHyperbaton & Ellipsis.
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Source:

Richard III

Act 1

Scene 1

Line 1

Source Type:

Plays

Spoken by:

Richard III

Themes:

Deceit, Deformity, False Fronts, Peace, War

Figures of Speech:

Alliteration, Anaphora, Anastrophe, Antithesis, Apostrophe, Ellipsis, Epistrophe, Hyperbaton, Metaphor, Metonymy, Paronomasia, Personification

Connected Notes:

Deformity

Notes on Deformity

Quotes including the Theme Deformity

Act 1

Scene 1

Line 1

Deceit, Deformity, False Fronts, Peace, War

Alliteration, Anaphora, Anastrophe, Antithesis, Apostrophe, Ellipsis, Epistrophe, Hyperbaton, Metaphor, Metonymy, Paronomasia, Personification

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