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    of their characters‚ I chose King Lear as one who reveals to me the most surprising and unexpected in the scenes through soliloquies and monologues.   First of all‚ it is important to know a brief history of King Lear. He is an aging man who is loyal and a father that is loving to his daughters. Lear is identified as very generous especially when he tends to give away most of his responsibilities as a king to his daughters. As innocent and clueless as he is‚ king Lear simply becomes shocked and upset

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    2010 King Lear Mini – Essay The relationship between Cordelia and Lear‚ and the relationship between Edgar and Gloucester have many similarities which we can see through out the play. In both relationships‚ both fathers feel betrayed although this is untrue as they have only received support from their “disloyal” children. Another similarity is the fact that both fathers betray their actual loyal children‚ but both Cordelia and Edgar stay devoted and loyal to their parents‚ even if it is not

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    betrayal‚ King Lear also exhibits the same emotion and similarities to that of Edmund. Both

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    King Lear was once a powerful and mighty king‚ but is also a multi-faceted character who has weaknesses and flaws. Throughout the play the reader’s perception of Lear is constantly changing. In the beginning of the play King Lear is seen as a powerful monarch‚ but as the play goes on he becomes a character deserving of pity. In the beginning of the play and in the time before the play‚ King Lear was a formidable ruler with three daughters‚ Goneril‚ Reagan‚ and Cordelia. One day Lear decides he

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    LEAR: It may be so‚ my lord. Hear‚ Nature‚ hear‚ dear goddess‚ hear!Suspend thy purpose if thou didst intend 270To make this creature fruitful. Into her womb convey sterility. Dry up in her the organs of increase‚And from her derogate body never springA babe to honor her. If she must teem‚ 275Create her child of spleen‚ that it may liveAnd be a thwart disnatured torment to her. Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth‚With cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks‚Turn all her mother’s pains

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    Macbeth as a Tragedy According to Aristotle ’s Definition Literature provides us the various sensation; for examples; love‚ hate‚ sorrow‚ melancholy‚ pity‚ fear and joyfulness. Melancholy is the origination of many great literature works; for instances; the works written by the greatest writer in English literature‚ William Shakespeare. He wrote many precious works and his masterpiece namely tragedy of Hamlet‚ Othello‚ King Lear and Macbeth. The Tragedy of Macbeth seems to fit to an idea mold

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    cause of many a down fall. William Shakespeare has single handedly captured and embraced this necessary feeling and has allowed us to view in on it through the characters in his two masterpieces‚ Othello and King Lear. Three different kinds of loves explored in both Othello and King Lear‚ sharing both similarities and differences are a love for a significant other‚ the love a father holds to his children‚ and the love a daughter holds for her father. By looking at the outcomes of these loves one

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    Speech: “I love your majesty according to my bond; no more nor less” (I.i.94-95). Good morning teachers and HSC students. King Lear‚ a timeless story of family relationships‚ human nature and its failings. But what makes this play “timeless”? The fact that it contains universal themes of love‚ jealousy and family relationships makes it applicable to modern times even though it was written for a 16thcentury audience. Two critics that have commented on the thematic concerns of family relationships

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    Shakespeare’s King Lear is still popular today specifically for the reasons that he has been able to capture common human emotions and that themes which are still relevant today are involved in his play‚ for these reasons I believe that Shakespeare has been able to successfully transcend time and be praised as a timeless classic. First of all‚ the English language has evolved dramatically since Shakespearian time however‚ human nature has not and therefore‚ the relatability to emotions exposed in King Lear

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    In this production of Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ a feminist reading of the play has been chosen to be presented to the audience. Certain important factors must be taken into consideration as to how this reading will be reflected on stage. Thus‚ we will examine‚ in detail‚ two important scenes: Act I‚ scene i‚ and Act IV‚ scene iv‚ their impact on the action and main issues of the play (ambition/ greed‚ power‚ corruption‚ appearance versus reality and growth through suffering) and how the characters

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