King Richard III
What metaphors are used in King Richard III by William Shakespeare?
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In King Richard III, Shakespeare uses the metaphor of poison to depict Richard as a beast, as if here were something to be excluded from the human norm. Queen Margaret unites the two metaphors when she calls him "that poisonous bunch-back'd toad" and that "bottled spider," the spider being proverbially venomous.
King Richard III