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In the first act of the play, the former Queen Margaret (widow of Henry VI) cursed the York family, calling for their deaths--except for Queen Elizabeth Woodville, whom she cursed to outlive her children and her throne. This curse has come true. Now, the women gather in the shadow of the violence and brutality of King Richard III. Even though the women are enemies, they find solace with each other and their shared misery.
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QUEEN MARGARET
So, now prosperity begins to mellow
And drop into the rotten mouth of death.
Here in these confines slily have I lurk'd,
To watch the waning of mine adversaries.
A dire induction am I witness to,
And will to France, hoping the consequence
Will prove as bitter, black, and tragical.
Withdraw thee, wretched Margaret: who comes
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