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    THE STRUCTURE OF A SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY ----------------------- 1. Exposition: Since Shakespeare’s stage had no central curtain and few stage props‚ the exposition reveals the setting (time and place) and sometimes highlights a theme; it has the important function of providing the appropriate mood and atmosphere for the play‚ also acting as a “hook” to engage the audience. Shakespeare rarely introduces his tragic figure at this stage. 2. Inciting Force: An incident that introduces the conflict

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    “In King Lear good does not vanquish evil: it is evil that destroys itself” Shakespeare’s tragedyKing Lear” discusses many notions the most important being the relationship between good and evil and the constant battle of the opposites; their dependency and the origin of wickedness‚ as well as the fact that something good can never “destroy” anything all play a key role in the question of if it is evil that destroys itself. The following essay will deliberate these ideas and compare good and

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    KING LEAR CHAOS VS ORDER SCRIPT Purpose Person #1: In order to fully understand the play King Lear you must understand the topic of Chaos and Order. Chaos is a condition or place of great disorder or confusion‚ and order is the opposite and in the play is the established system of social organization. Now that you know the general definitions and ideas of chaos and order it will be easier for you to understand situations in the play where this topic is presented. Person #2: For example throughout

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    Nine Justice in King Lear Many themes appear in King Lear‚ but one of the most common relates to the theme of justice. William Shakespeare often makes references to the gods. They are seen as both just and unjust. Justice is an essential factor in the civilized human life. It is the quality of being just or fair‚ the rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. In King Lear‚ many of the ‘good guys’ die as well as the ‘bad guys’. Is this justified? In this Shakespeare tragedy‚ some justice

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    Play summary King Lear opens with a conversation between the earls of Kent and Gloucester‚ in which the audience learns that Gloucester has two sons: Edgar‚ who is his legitimate heir‚ and Edmund‚ his younger illegitimate son. This information will provide the secondary or subplot. Next‚ King Lear enters to state that he intends to remove himself from life’s duties and concerns. Pointing at a map‚ Lear tells those in attendance that he has divided his kingdom into three shares‚ to be parceled out

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    Background and Summary of King Lear  Background of King Lear  King Lear was written between 1603 and 1606‚ and is considered to be Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy. The main plot was drawn from an old chronicle play called The True Chronicle History of King Leir and his Three Daughters‚ supplemented by treatments of that story in Raphael Holinshed’s Chronicle of England‚ Scotland‚ and Ireland‚ Spenser’s The Faerie Queen‚ and perhaps others. The subplot of Gloucester and his two sons comes from Sir

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    King Lear: A Tragic Hero King Lear by William Shakespeare is an example of a classic tragedy. The main character‚ King Lear‚ is the tragic hero‚ which is one of the aspects of a tragedy. King Lear wrongfully judges his daughters when he asks them to describe their love for him. He banishes one of his daughters. Cordelia‚ even though she is the only one that truly loves him. When he discovers that his other daughters Goneril and Regan do not actually love him‚ he starts to go insane. However‚ Lear

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    King Lear” is one of the greatest dramas written by Shakespeare. It is a poetic tragedy in which the good as well as bad characters play their role. King Lear has three daughters; Goneril‚ Regan andCordelia. Cordelia is the youngest daughter. She is an important character of the play. In the last act‚ she is hanged and her death seems unjustified. But it is not true. Shakespeare changed his source material to give his “King Lear” a tragic ending. Thus there is the defeat of Cordelia’s army‚the imprisonment

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    King LearTragedy Through Transformation The Elizabethan Age of late 16th century England is considered to be the golden era of Britain‚ as it was the segue between the struggles of the Catholic and Protestant extremists in early 16th century‚ and the clashes of parliament and the monarchy of the 17th century. The Protestant Reformation was becoming easily accepted by the people after the repulsion of the Spanish Armada in 1588 and Elizabeth I remained relatively successful in maintaining a

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    the two realms between King Lear’s royalty and Poor Tom’s poverty‚ while still maintaining their separation. The Fool’s role in King Lear was to counteract the King’s follies in order to bring him to his senses. With his honesty‚ wit‚ and clever wordplay that interweave

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