struggle in 1483? After Edward IV died in 1483‚ a dispute began between to major factions – the Woodvilles and Richard of Gloucester. The Woodvilles were the family of Elizabeth Woodville‚ Edward’s wife‚ with whom he shared many children. Edward V‚ the heir to the throne‚ was the son of Elizabeth Woodville‚ and so this put them in a good position. However‚ Richard of Gloucester was Edward’s brother and had shown himself to be a very useful and successful man to Edward during his reign. They both had
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For each scene you read (with the exception of the really short ones)‚ you will choose one passage. This passage‚ or quote‚ should be significant to the scene as well as the larger play. Write the passage and identify who is speaking and to whom. Explain the significance of the scene and how it impacts the overall story. - Quote and who’s speaking to whom (5 points) asdlfkjlkfj - Significance to the scene and the rest of the play (5 points) - There are a total of 16 longer scenes @ 10 points
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Lear is the concept of the generation gap. This gap is mainly illustrated between the family. The older generation is Lear himself‚ and the younger generation consists of his daughters Goneril‚ Regan and Cordelia. In the second plot of the play‚ Gloucester represents the older generation‚ and his sons‚ Edmund and Edgar exemplifies the younger generation. Both younger generations can be divided into two distinct groups. Goneril‚ Regan and Edmund are the villains in both the plots and Edgar and Cordelia
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KI Jason Augusto English 4U Mrs. Dunn June 13th‚ 2011 King Lear King Lear is a story full of greed‚ betrayal and the want for power. These three qualities is what leads to the disasters. King Lear is reaching the time when he is getting to old and needs to give his power and land to someone else. Lear has three daughters Goneril‚ Regan and Cordelia. Lear’s method on choosing one of his daughters to inherit his power and land is to recite their love for him but in a way that would be suitable
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Gloucester follows his heart and sneaks out of his castle to find the insane Lear and lead him to safety. Once Regan and Cornwall receive information concerning Gloucester’s actions‚ they capture him upon his return to the castle and torture him. Regan curses him as she plucks out tufts of his beard‚ and Gloucester is virtually taken prisoner in his own house. As he screams in agony‚ Cornwall plucks out
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Mervyn is being compared to Gloucester as the father who is self-destructive who never really knew his own son. Michael is being compared to Edgar as the loyal son who remains devoted to his father even when he was essentially thrown away by him. Michael tried to rehabilitate his father much like how Edgar tried to teach Gloucester about suicide by pretending to help Gloucester jump off a cliff. Another comparison is that in King Lear Edgar feels close
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exemplified at the end of the play when he is willing to die rather than to live without Lear "I have a journey shortly to go‚ my master calls me‚ I must not say no". Like Lear‚ Gloucester has a flawed concept of love. His admission of Edmund’s existence and the manner in which he relates to his conception‚ show Gloucester as one who considers sexual love on a par with real love. His willingness to accept Edmund’s lies without verification also reflects his flawed
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betrays his youngest daughter. This is mirrored between Edgar and Gloucester‚ with Gloucester proclaiming death upon his son without first considering the treachery at hand from Edgar‚ with this action also failing in his role as a father. Gloucester proclaims “…treachery‚ and all ruinous disorders‚ follow us disquietly to our graves.” This foreshadows the future betrayal that will take place between Lear and his family. Gloucester also states that “Love cools‚ friendship falls off‚ brothers divide
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overthrowing Edgar “Legitimate Edgar‚ I must have your land. Our father’s love is to the bastard Edmund.” He looks to nature to aid him in achieving his goals of furthering himself above the legitimate. Looking to the stars he speaks about how his father Gloucester in the “lusty stealth of nature” “compounded” with his mother under the “Dragon’s tail” which we can see to be a sign of the stars. Along with this Edmund states his nativity is under Ursa Major‚ which emphasizes the fact that he sees the fates
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the wrong people to rising above. Evil sisters Goneril and Regan work together‚ planning their rise to the top only to weaken later on. Edmund uses his illegitimacy as a reason to scheme his way to the top‚ also resulting in his eventual demise. Gloucester and Edgar both fall for Edmund’s sly plan placing them together at the bottom‚ and Lear has a drastic journey from peaks to valleys. In the midst of all this‚ the fool lurks and watches the wheel‚ observing the inside‚ while the rest of the characters
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