... This shift occurs with an anaphora of three consecutive lines that start with "cursed" (lines 15-16). This anaphora of "cursed" makes the intention of her soliloquy clear, and they also unknowingly reflect the theme of the play of how Richard and those around him are ... obsession with how Richard ruined her life, so she cannot think clearly and expresses herself in a static rhythm. Synecdoche also applies because instead of Anne identifying the killer or his victims by name, she refers to them by their physical parts, which emphasizes Richard's violence in visual ... meanings of the wo...

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... ."" Tillyard believes the apricots represent Richard's subjects who are overpowering his reign. The word "stoop- has two important meanings: the first definition means, "to bend,"" representing the physical movement of the tree branches from the weight of the apricots. The second definition, "to lower oneself,"" presents Richard as a complacent king, allowing his advisors to overrun his kingdom In addition, Shakespeare includes a reference to ... grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature Possess it merely. That it should come to this! But two months dead The first soliloquy reveals ...

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