"Which Shakespeare play opens with the words ""Now is the winter of our discontent""?"
The Winter of Our Discontent The Winter of Our Discontent 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"". The story concerns mainly Ethan Allen Hawley, a former member of Long Island's aristocratic class. Ethan's late father lost the family fortune, and thus Ethan works as a grocery store clerk. His wife Mary and their children resent their mediocre social and economic status, and do not value the honesty and
The Winter of Our Discontent (film) The Winter of Our Discontent (film) The Winter of Our Discontent is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film directed by Waris Hussein based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck. The story is about a Long Islander named Ethan Allen Hawley (played by Donald Sutherland) who works as a clerk in a grocery store he used to own, but which is now owned by an Italian immigrant (played by Michael V. Gazzo). His wife (Teri Garr) and kids want more than what he can give them because of his lowly position. He finds out that the immigrant