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    King Lear: Option 1 In the opening passage of Act I‚ scene ii in William Shakespeare’s play “King Lear”‚ Edmund is giving his famous bastard soliloquy in which he is expressing his feelings towards his father‚ his brother‚ and his situation. This excerpt portrays Edmund as an antagonist who is discussing the problem of legitimacy versus illegitimacy and how this problem relates to natural family relations. Shakespeare uses meek literary techniques‚ such as diction and syntax‚ to further characterize

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    Othello and King Lear: A comparison If Shakespeare was alive today it is certain that there would be a lot written about him. We would read reviews of his new plays in newspapers‚ articles about his poetry in the literary papers‚ and gossip about his love life and his taste in clothes splashed across the glossy magazines. His views about everything under the sun‚ from the government to kitchen furniture‚ would probably appear regularly in the colour supplements. His face would be familiar

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    "Rivers and mountains may change; human nature‚ never."(worldofquotes.com) This is a quote that can be deconstructed when examining William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel. When reviewing the two books the main characters‚ King Lear and Hagar‚ are easily comparable. The first similarity becomes apparent when King Lear and Hagar are both developed as flawed characters. Secondly‚ because of their flaws the two characters become blind to reality. Thirdly‚ after being

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    Literature Shakespeare’s king Lear King Lear‚ by William Shakespeare is a tragedy. The title depicts a character‚ who descents into madness mainly after he disposes of his important estate between his two daughters‚ but neglects one of his three daughters. His choice if purely caused by the flattery of two of his three daughters between whom he disposes of his estate. His decision ultimately becomes tragic consequences‚ which affects his entire family (Sparknotes.com). King Lear is a play‚ which talks

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    King Lear Act III Study Questions Scene I 1. Kent reveals to the Gentlemen that tension between Regan’s husband (Albany) and Goneril’s husband (Cornwall) could quite possible result in a civil war. However‚ aside from the war‚ the two may be united in plotting against the murder of King Lear. The King of France is preparing to make a move against these two divided house. He may have already sent spies to their households disguised as servants. 2. The mission that Kent asks the Gentlemen

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    In ’King Lear’‚ the Fool is a character of dramatic importance in the play. The Fool helps the reader‚ and in Shakespeare’s time would help the audience‚ to understand what lies beneath the surface of certain actions or verses. He equally strives to make Lear ’see’. The Fool may be a very intriguing character and very often a complicated one but his role is necessary in ’King Lear’. The Fool plays three major roles; one of these roles is that of an ’inner-conscience’ of Lear. The Fool provides basic

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    selfishness of the young. At last they care nothing but their own convenience (Leggart) and the aged Lear are meant to be a troublesome old nuisance in their account. The destruction of core human bond‚ family‚ foretells the destruction of humankind itself. Apart from the break of parent-child relationship‚ Shakespeare also launches second blow on humanity‚ which is the misconception of love. Lear asks "which of you shall we say does love us most?" With the word "most" he exposed his fatal weakness

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    Analytical Essay II Throughout the novel‚ many of the characters can be pointed out as crazy and disillusioned .As different characters are seen to be talking to themselves and show various sides 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

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    relates to the play King Lear by William Shakespeare because blindness and values were themes that were seen throughout to course of this play. Ignorance and gullibility are flaws that cause people to focus on pointless things rather than the more valuable things in life. People’s flaws blind them into prioritizing unimportant things. This eventually leads to them realizing that valuing inner qualities & characteristics is more important. In the play King Lear by Shakespeare‚ King Lear’s tragic

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    "Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love." (John LeCarre) In William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Lear‚ characters are betrayed by the closest people to them. The parents betray their children‚ mostly unintentionally. The children deceive their parents because of their greed and power hunger. Their parents were eventually forgiven‚ but the greedy children were not. Parents and their children betray one and other‚ and are only able to do so because they are

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