As we walked into our own charter bus‚ on the day of Thanksgiving‚ we started to realize that we had just walked into our worst nightmare‚ yet an amazing dream. This year thanksgiving was going to be completely different from the past ones. My team and I were going to a tournament filled with college scouts at Dallas. We were going to spend our entire break playing soccer. We were going to come back home‚ covered in purple and blue bruises in all shapes and sizes. Also‚ we were going to come
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In the play King Lear by William Shakespeare‚ King Lear divides up his land among his three daughters. During this presentation in front of the assembled court‚ he expects them to sing his praises and Goneril and Regan do‚ but Cordelia does not. This unexpected and surprising turn shows that Lear is blinded by his need to feel validated and loved‚ emphasizing his selfish and needy ways. Lear’s obliviousness can best be seen when he says to his daughters‚ in front of the court‚ “Tell me‚
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Both King Lear and Of Love and Dust are stories about characters who seek power‚ but die because of it. Marcus‚ Goneril‚ Regan‚ Cornwall‚ and Edmund all seek positions where they have more power‚ and come very close‚ but in the end die. Throughout both stories‚ there is a stark difference between men’s and women’s power. In King Lear‚ Goneril feminizes Albany when he refuses to help her in her attempt to rule the kingdom. In addition‚ Jim’s neutrality as a character in Of Love and Dust makes him
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My initial reading of King Lear really struck me with the themes of familial ties and the distinctions between power and the lack there of. The entire play revolves around two parallel dysfunctional families‚ whose dysfunction lies in their power struggles. The parallel comes from the power dynamic between fathers handing down their power to some‚ but not all‚ of their children. Because this dynamic of family plays such an important theme in this play‚ I feel like the staging and set of this show
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King Lear inevitably meets his downfall by the end of the play‚ this happens through a combination of factors both in his direct control and through ways which are entirely out of his hands. Through his daughters disrespecting him through his foolishness over dividing his kingdom‚ the banishment of certain characters‚ unsuccessful manipulation and other methods Lear encounters madness and finally his death. From the beginning of the play the viewer can watch Lear deteriorate as his apparent madness
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CONSOCIATIONALISM A brief study by Oloruntuyi Ifeoluwa Olusayo INTRODUCTION A large percentage of pluralistic communities live divided and therefore find it difficult to have a stable democratic government. In a community where the minority feel they are being cheated by the majority and are unable to be a part of decision making‚ these minorities are likely to defend themselves by resorting to fights and thus creating instability. Therefore‚ to stabilize such communities‚ leaders resort to making
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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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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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Essay on Character is Destiny "Character is destiny" is a dominant theme that often appears in Shakespearean tragedy. In the play‚ King Lear this concept is portrayed through the characters of King Lear‚ Gloucester‚ and Edmund. The characteristics and the roles that each of the characters have within the society of the play determine the treatment that they receive from other characters as well as their destiny. In the play‚ Lear demonstrates various characteristics that can be classified as his
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1- Richard III‚ The Protagonist “Yet neither can his blood redeem him [Richard III] from injurious tongues‚ nor the reproach offered his body be thought cruel enough‚ but that we must still make him more cruelly infamous in Pamphlets and Plays.” (1617—William Cornwallis. From Essays of Certaine Paradoxes) Richard III is written in 1591-1592. Richard III is the dominant character of the play as that he is both the protagonist of the story and its major villain
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