Achieve a Level Four Performance in an Oral Exam through the Formal Speech/the Oral Essay Part One Write an Effective Oral Essay/Formal Speech on a Comparative-Study Topic “The central idea‚ or thesis‚ is your essay’s life and spirit.” Sheridan Baker‚ The Practical Stylist Formal speeches are carefully scripted pieces of writing. A formal speech is essentially an oral essay. The conventions of the oral essay/the formal speech include the following: • Purpose To
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According to Lear we embody our ideals by putting forward an image of ourselves‚ where this image is shaped by a self-description of ourselves – wich‚ following Christine Korsgaard Lear calls our practical identity. Inspired by Kierkegaard‚ Lear labels this action of putting-ourselves forward as "pretending"1 - where in this context to pretend has nothing to do with the common
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glass must become through which we look at each other”. In the time of Kingship‚ tyranny‚ mutiny and deception‚ we find King Lear‚ Gloucester and Albany all caught up in a blind web lies and deception. The term blind means the inability to see‚ as defined by Webster dictionary‚ blind is without the power of sight‚ sightless‚ or just lack of sight. In Shakespeare play of King Lear‚ he talks about many of his characters being blind‚ not in the literal sense of being unable to see‚ but in the metaphoric
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writing about King James I when he wrote King Lear? Some people find similarities between these two‚ while these see their parallel as mere coincidence. In this paper‚ I will reveal which side of the argument is more accurate. While uncovering the true meaning behind Shakespeare’s King Lear. King Lear or King James? This has been the debate for many years. Some have said their is no difference between these two‚ but some think it’s just mere coincidence. Some people think that King Lear is a satire
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with this statement? King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s more complex plays and within it many different themes are addressed and explored. King Lear is the somewhat unfortunate vehicle that Shakespeare uses to explore many of these themes creating a complex character including the roles of a father‚ king‚ friend and adversary. As Lear is not a simple character he cannot simply be classed as all good or bad; it can be argued he is a bad father and king but does that make Lear a bad man? Does he deserve
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Edmund’s Soliloquy Analysis In this passage taken from King Lear by William Shakespeare‚ Edmund the illegitimate son of Gloucester and brother of Edgar‚ has clear rage for the stereotype he is placed under. Edgar‚ Gloucester’s legitimate son‚ will inherit all of his father’s land. By presenting the rage of Edmund Shakespeare carefully takes advantage of effective rhetorical devices in order to promote Edmund’s argument and further his stance on the issue. In this passage Shakespeare makes tactful
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King Lear Themes Essay "I stumbled when I saw". Use this quote as the basis for a discussion on sight and blindness in King Lear. The Shakespearean play King Lear revolved around a central theme of sight and blindness‚ perception and truth. William Shakespeare portrayed the idea that what is seen isn’t necessarily real‚ while closing one’s eyes to superficial deception may lead to understanding what’s beneath the surface. King Lear Themes Essay "I stumbled when I saw". Use this quote as the basis
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Shakespeare create Tension in act1 scene 1? In King Lear‚ Act I establishes the nature of the conflict between Cordelia and Lear‚ among Goneril and Regan and Lear‚ and between Gloucester and Edgar. This first act also establishes the twofold nature of Goneril‚ Regan‚ and Edmund‚ while demonstrating that Cordelia and Edgar are good characters. The remainder of the play’s central characters also make an appearance in this act. At the start of the play Lear intends to divide his kingdom between his three
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tragedies ever written‚ King Lear‚ is one that deals with many aspects of human condition. It is recognized as a difficult and complex play‚ but Kurosawa’s Japanese interpretation‚ Ran‚ allows the audience to come to a better and more obvious understanding of the events and emotions that are portrayed in King Lear. Both the play and movie portray themes and issues that deal with foolishness‚ revenge and selfishness. These factors brought upon the catastrophes for both King Lear and Lord Hidetora.
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you narrowed in on the character of King Lear to incorporate the words “nature”‚ “natural”‚ and “unnatural”. King Lear uses the term nature many times throughout the play. I agree with you that Lear feels it is in the nature of his daughters to obey they father. In 1.4‚ after realizing how awful his daughter Goneril is‚ Lear says of Cordelia‚ “O most small fault‚ how ugly didst thou in Cordelia show‚ which like an engine wrenched my frame of nature” (257-259). Lear is acknowledging that Cordelia’s tiny
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