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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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    Mohamud CC: ENG 4U Teacher: Harleen Banga Date: Aug‚ 23‚ 13 King Lear: Parallel Plots William Shakespeare wrote one of his tragedies‚ ‘King Lear‚’ a play which focuses on the betrayal within families and the effects it has on those surrounded – whether they be direct family members or just people who have been associated alongside them for a very long time. Whilst the play is set within the context of a king‚ his earls‚ his daughters and the sons of the earls and a looming

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    King Lear Act 1 King Lear is a play written by William Shakespeare in the early 1600’s. It is a well known tragedy. Throughout Act 1‚ there are many mistakes made by the key characters. This essay will introduce a few of these and throughout will demonstrate how poor judgements and jealousies in families can have such detrimental and tragic consequences. A wise ruler that has held a kingdom together for so long is about to create irreversible chaos‚ either through complete ignorance of his daughters

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    Throughout King Lear‚ Shakespeare combines many ideas‚ and techniques in order to allow the reader to fully understand the morals behind the main themes‚ Sight and blindness. This is achieved by integrating techniques which stem from the central plot in order to add and explain additional ideas and devices such as deception‚ and inversion. Sight and blindness are common theme’s that are found continuously throughout the text‚ in order to convey the mindset of characters‚ specifically Lear. Both deception

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    King Lear: To be the Cause of One’s Own Tragedy Robert Silverstein Grade 12 English‚ ENG4U Mr. Fuller July 10th‚ 2009 To be the Cause of One’s Own Tragedy William Shakespeare’s tragic works are notably characterized by the hamartia of their protagonists. This tragic flaw is a defect in character that brings about an error in action‚ eventually leading to the characters imminent downfall. In Shakespeare’s King Lear‚ written in 1606‚ the King’s

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    King Lear : Clothing Imagery Hamza‚Saharded‚Younes‚Deion Learning Objective In King Lear the role of clothing is a recurrent image that Shakespeare uses to underscore certain themes in the play. Discussion Questions -Do clothes have an influence on the weares mindset? use examples from the book or personal experiences - Does clothing imagery still have a role in modern society? Explain -How does examples from King Lear connect with modern society? -How does using

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    William Shakespeare tragedy‚ “King Lear”‚ was written in Jacobean times (1606) yet set in an ancient Britain approximately 750 years earlier. It conveys‚ through Shakespeare stagecraft and dramatic language‚ how the intense relationships which emerge from a monarchical society can become confused and damaged. The eponymous King Lear and his connections with his youngest daughters‚ Cordelia‚ and court Jester‚ the fool‚ are dramatized effectively to entrance audience throughout the centuries‚ as this

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    Fool in King Lear The Fool is Lear’s own stand-up comedian‚ but he’s the only guy that Lear allows to criticize him. But in Shakespeare’s plays‚ he seems to be very intelligent and also a good person. Fool assumes to be Lear’s protector. The Fool is the King’s advocate‚ loyal and honest‚ but he is also able to point out the king’s faults‚ as no one else can. The Fool shares his master’s fate‚ and this reinforces the impression that the Fool’s purpose is to protect Lear until Cordelia can arrive

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    What part does deception of one kind or another play in Shakespeare’s King Lear? King Lear is a fictional tragedy written by William Shakespeare in 1604. The play provides a detailed description of the consequences of one man’s actions. Shakespeare displays deception as an act to cause someone to believe something that is untrue‚ or to mislead. There are five primary forms of deception that are displayed in King Lear: Lies‚ equivocations‚ concealments‚ exaggerations and understatements. Through

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    "Is this the Promised End?” King Lear and The Tempest Tragedies and comedies tend to be widely dismissed by contemporary critics as completely separate entities of work; two distinct genres that categorize an ideological oeuvre unrelated to one another. However‚ in the realm of William Shakespeare‚ key similarities exhibited between a comedy and tragedy‚ particularly those described in King Lear and The Tempest‚ prove to transcend genre limitations due to the distinguished vision presented in both

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