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zeynep
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Not to be like "ANNE NEVILLLEEEEEE" but actually oh my God Anne Neville. Richard spends the majority of the play utterly unrepentant in his villainy, and yet Anne in act 4 scene 1 drops the craziest line of all by saying not "one hour in his bed did [she] enjoy the golden dew of sleep" because Richard's nightmares kept waking her up. And then she says I know he's going to kill me.
IM SICKKK... FREE MY GIRL ANNE!!!!!
— 16 hours, 44 min ago
IM SICKKK... FREE MY GIRL ANNE!!!!!
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zeynep
is on page 113 of 158
Anne in 4.1 says, my husband hates me and will soon get rid of me. Then in 4.2 Richard says, tell the world my wife Anne is sick and is likely to die. Then in 4.3, he briefly mentions: "Anne my wife hath bid this world good night." AAAAAAHHH. Of all the many off screen murders to have taken place in this play, this is just. Shakespeare come back I need to know so much more...I read all the AO3 fanfic already :(
— 5 hours, 57 min ago
zeynep
is on page 59 of 158
Richard to Buckingham: "My other self [...]
My oracle, my prophet, my dear cousin,
I, as a child, will go by thy direction."
Now I see why this was a common ao3 pairing. (Saying this while including the cousin epithet in my illustrative quote?) But Richard lies to everybody!! At this particular moment, how genuine is he? (How genuine was he when he lovebombed Anne Neville into accepting his proposal? ANNEEee )
— Feb 15, 2026 07:08PM
My oracle, my prophet, my dear cousin,
I, as a child, will go by thy direction."
Now I see why this was a common ao3 pairing. (Saying this while including the cousin epithet in my illustrative quote?) But Richard lies to everybody!! At this particular moment, how genuine is he? (How genuine was he when he lovebombed Anne Neville into accepting his proposal? ANNEEee )
zeynep
is on page 52 of 158
Rereading was definitely the right move because now I understand much better what the political alliances are and the identities of the bajillion people all named Edward or Henry. I found out this is Shakespeare's 2nd longest play... you can tell. It drags. Can we give the old king Edward a heart attack already and mooooove oooooooon.
— Feb 15, 2026 06:15PM
