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    Listening Skills Questionnaire Date: ____________ Client: Age: Filled-Out By: _____________________ Relationship / Title: Developmental and Environmental History (Please check if applicable) History of ear infections Delayed motor development Delayed speech or language development Emotional trauma‚ including dangerous or frightening experiences Exposure to loud sounds such as gunfire or loud concerts Ringing in one or both ears (which?_______________) Concussion

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    What is Dramatic Irony? Dramatic Irony is when a situation of drama is understood by the audience‚ but not by the characters in the play. This impacts the play because then the audience can predict or realize who the bad person is‚ or what the conflict may be‚ where as the characters can not realize this until the real conflict begins. There are several examples of dramatic irony in the play “Much Ado About Nothing‚” three of them are Claudio shaming Hero‚ Benedick and Beatrice being in love‚ and

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    situations between King Lear and Earl of Gloucester‚ and how are the characters similar in the play (specifically Act 1)? While examining Lear and Gloucester‚ there are obvious similarities‚ such as that they are both of an older generation with evident power and authority. Both have children wishing to overthrow them through mendacity and false assurance. These two characters relate in a much more symbolic way that reveals insight into their foolishness and naïve sense of entitlement. Lear and Gloucester

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    and lies are what makes King Lear a tragedy. The play is a result‚ of the consequences triggered off by lies and falsehoods that were told in King Lea’s family‚ as well as in the family of the Earl of Gloucester. In this play‚ Shakespeare added a sub-plot to the main-plot and both are based on the same events‚ differing slightly according to the story. The main-plot involves Lear and his three daughters whereas the sub-plot makes use of Gloucester and his two sons. King Lear gives his daughters a

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    King Lear and Great Chain of Being The play ofKing Learis about the downfall of Lear from the highest place human being can possess to the lowest place almost to the level of the beast in The Great Chain of Being. The Chain of Being is a philosophical believedriven from Greek mythology to the Renaissance. It is about the concept of universe and how everything in the world has its position fix by God.Shakespeare is influenced by this concept and he uses it to develop the events of his plays:Macbeth

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    King Lear is still relevant today as its main concepts can be applied to ordinary life. Ultimately‚ poor judgement‚ power struggles amongst parents and children‚ and possessive power are common between my personal family experiences and King Lear. The experiences of poor judgement in my family resemble to those in King Lear. My eldest brother‚ Alan‚ has a relationship with my parents that can be compared to Cordelia’s relationship with King Lear. Alan was never a diligent student in school and

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    What are the most important themes in King Lear? “Different interpretations focus on different themes’‚ this statement is acceptable in the play King Lear. Edwin Sherin’s production of King Lear primarily explores the theme of Oder and Chaos‚ as opposed to excerpts by Marilyn Gaull‚ which focuses on the theme of Love evident in King Lear and an excerpt by Samantha Markham in which focuses on the theme of Insanity. In my opinion theses three themes which are focused on through different interpretations

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    King Lear 550216 Act 2 – Question 1 7/10/2013 In terms of power‚ Lear becomes the complete opposite of what he is in Act One by the end of Act Two. The fool says‚ “Now thou art an O without/ a figure. I am better than thou art now: I am a Fool‚ thou/ art nothing” (I.iv.197-199).As the play progresses‚ the Fool points out that King Lear has become nothing. Misjudgment‚ betrayal and becoming “nothing” (I.iv.199) leads King Lear into near madness by

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    King Lear: Like Father Like Daughter? The statement “Like father‚ like son/daughter” is a statement which can often be difficult to prove. However in the case of several characters in Shakespeare’s “King Lear” the statement is especially evident. After examining the personalities and relationships of the main characters‚ one will discover how similar many of the characters are to each other‚ specifically comparisons between parents to their children. King Lear‚ with three diverse daughters surprisingly

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    noble acts. In the novel “ The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and Shakespeare’s play “ King Lear”‚ the main protagonists King Lear and Amir have varying qualities that make them the heroes they are described to be. Throughout both stories‚ readers implicitly and explicitly see how much both characters have grown and the sacrifices they had to make to get to the places they ended up; Amir a redeemed hero and King Lear a tragic hero. Those who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the well-being of

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