I believe the answer is:
Aristocracy
democrat
monocrat
Aristocracy means a condition when the nobles <em>rule</em> over the people within a society. Democrat means a society that is<em> ruled</em> over by the will of the majority of the people. Monocrat meeans a society that is<em> ruled </em>over by one single person alone.
I think figurative is eternal suffering while literal is pain but I’m not sure
She is vindictive toward Ivan while pretending to be worried about him, Thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him.