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    deaths‚ what a tragedy. Shakespeare’s play “King Lear” allows the audience to watch as two families are torn apart by greed for the same reason‚ power. Among the themes developed through animal imagery‚ the most notable ones would be those of Madness‚ Family and Nothingness. In the well renowned play “King Lear”‚ animal imagery is used throughout the play to give thorough insight to the themes of Madness‚ Family and Nothingness. In the beloved play “King Lear” written by William Shakespeare‚ we watch

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    Use of Animal Imagery in King Lear "It is as if Shakespeare wished to portray a world in which most men and women are beasts‚ and only the exceptional few [are fully human]."–G.B. Harrison‚ ed. Shakespeare: The Complete Works. New York: Harcourt‚ 1952 (Page 1139)   In Shakespeare’s King Learanimal imagery is pervasive throughout the play. The discussion of animal imagery in this play comes only second to the theme of Nature. The ‘animal imagery’ is so much profusely used in the play that there

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    Animal Imagery in King Lear A common misconception during the Elizabethan Era is that humans are superior to animals. Fudge shows this by stating: “where there is a fear of the collapse of difference‚ there is also an urgent need to reiterate human superiority” (Fudge 2). Throughout King Lear‚ Shakespeare challenges this boundary that has been desperately enforced by humans for so many years. The strict distinction between humans and animals is trivialized as Shakespeare

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    In literature‚ the use of imagery can help reveal the theme that the author is attempting to convey. Imagery is when the writer uses words and phrases to create “mental images” that help the reader visualise what is taking place in the story. In William Shakespeare’s King Learanimal‚ clothing‚ and eye imagery are used to better enhance the theme of‚ appearance verses reality. Throughout the play many characters are not who they appear to be‚ but with the use of imagery their true nature is revealed

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    Imagery · Eyesight Imagery Shakespeare’s King Lear is extremely full with eyesight‚ vision‚ and blindness imagery. As a matter of fact the blindness versus vision theme runs rampant throughout the story. King Lear begins his journey as a man who is "blind" because he cannot see beyond the fake and flattering comments that his daughters Goneril and Regan throw at him. He blindly and angrily cuts his favorite daughter‚ Cordelia‚ out of her share of land. Lear’s loyal servant‚ Kent‚ tries to get Lear

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    Symbolism/Imagery/Allegory in King Lear * The Storm (Imagery)Pathetic Fallacy: By acting irresponsibility‚ Lear as a King and then as a father causes a universal upheaval in the order of the universe. This upheaval is reflected and reinforced by the use of imagery (Pathetic Fallacy). The storm is a part of the universal disorder and is presented in a very artistic manner. The storm is significant as it stands for external as well as internal human naturepresents the inner nature of human beings

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    King Lear: Themes Many themes are evident in King Lear‚ but perhaps one of the most prevalent relates to the theme of justice. Shakespeare has developed a tragedy that allows us to see man’s decent into chaos. Although Lear is perceived as "a man more sinned against than sinning" (p.62)‚ the treatment of the main characters encourages the reader to reflect on the presence or lack of justice in this world. The characters also vary in their inclination to view the world from either a fatalistic

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    King Lear is a Shakespearean tragedy that illustrates what happens when children are consumed by greed and lose their love for their parents. This is a great tragedy that is full of injustice at the beginning and the restoring of justice towards the end. The good are misjudged as evil and the evil are accepted as good. It is not until the end of the play that the righteous people are recognized as such. There is great treachery and deceit involved in the hierarchy of English rule. The play focuses

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    King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s most refined works. In accordance to the majority of Shakespeare’s tragedies‚ the characters in King Lear are well developed and portray evident personalities. Their characteristics and actions are so extreme that they closely mirror those of animals. In particular‚ Shakespeare uses animal imagery in King Lear to illustrate the vulnerability‚ cruelty‚ and perceptivity of critical characters. Animal imagery in King Lear is used to effectively emphasize the vulnerability

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    Samantha Campbell ENG4U-B Lesson Nine Justice in King Lear Many themes appear in King Lear‚ but one of the most common relates to the theme of justice. William Shakespeare often makes references to the gods. They are seen as both just and unjust. Justice is an essential factor in the civilized human life. It is the quality of being just or fair‚ the rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments. In King Lear‚ many of the ‘good guys’ die as well as the ‘bad guys’. Is this justified? In

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