How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"You're accursed, Anne, you lost your one love and now you want anything that's not yours. You want anything that's mine. You've always wanted anything that was mine." (14.348)
Anne always wants what she can't have. As a woman, that means she wants power and independence more than anything else, and she'll take down her own sister in order to get what she wants. On the other hand, her extreme behavior is part of her downfall. Sure one of the things we see is that women are punished for things men take for granted—like having power—but it's also true that Anne is as nasty and scheming as the worst of the men, so what comes to her isn't totally a surprise.
Quote #5
I curtsied with a sweet smile to Anne. "I am the favorite," I repeated. "And she is to disappear." (15.35)
As much as Mary hates Anne's competitive nature, Mary isn't above gloating when she triumphs over her sister.
Quote #6
I gave a little triumphant laugh. "Because you're older every day," I said spitefully. "And so is the king. Who knows that you can make a child at all? […] You'll never have a boy like my Henry, Anne. You know in your very bones that you'll never have a boy to match him. All you can do is steal my son because you know you'll never have your own." (22.86)
Mary can seem mean at times, but she's never as mean as Anne is. These two come from the same family, so it's maybe not such a surprise that each of them has a mean streak. After reading everything Anne does to Mary, we feel that she deserves to be told off—and that she's getting off easy here.