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The Winter of Our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel, published in 1961. 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".
By William Shakespeare. (from Richard III, spoken by Gloucester) 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 are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments;
‘Now is the winter of our discontent’ opens a quite stunning soliloquy by the young Richard, Duke of Gloucester in the opening line of Shakespeare’s Richard III play.
The Winter of our Discontent, the title from Shakespeare’s Richard III, is a moral allegory with Steinbeck questioning if personal ethics are valued on the grand scale of society, and if the American dream with its offer of prosperity and property becomes a gateway drug for abandoning your ethics in the name of ever more revenue and riches.
Shakespeare uses the line “now is the winter of our discontent” as a way of initiating a reader’s negative opinion of Richard III. He’s a man who is discontented with his life. He’s deformed in a way that makes him miserable and influences his character.
The Winter of Our Discontent is the final novel of American author John Steinbeck (1902-1968). Published in 1961, the themes reflect Steinbeck’s concern with the degradation of American culture and morality.
5 de sept. de 2023 · The Winter of our Discontent is John Steinbeck's last novel, taking its title from the eponymous line in Glouchester's most famous soliloquy in Shakespeare's play Richard III.
