What 2 purposes does Richard’ soliloquy appear to serve

richard iii (duke of 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;

our stern alarums changed to merry meetings,

our dreadful marches to delightful measures.

grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front;

Explanation:

the answer should be b.

explanation:

it should be b because she researched before writing so it would be in past tense. "the author researches her subject before she had written the first draft.