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    And now something about the author of the play King Lear. William Shakespeare is the greatest personality of the English Renaissance. He wrote 37 plays which are commonly divided into 3 parts. • Comedies and historical plays – A midsummer Night´s Dream‚ Julius Cesar‚ Richard III. • Tragedies (because he started to be disappointed with the way of developing of society) – Romeo and Julie‚ Othello‚ Macbeth‚ King Lear‚ Hamlet • Finally he put up with a life and started

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    most fundamental requirement of a properly functioning‚ civilized society. An unwavering system of cause and effect that apply to all members is exactly what human beings need to ensure peaceful living. As the events and characters of Shakespeare’s King Lear clearly indicate‚ mercy is extremely important in dealing with problems in society‚ but justice should be the standard by which people are governed in dealing with crimes‚ however harsh it may seem. Man needs to fear the consequences of his actions

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    Shakespeare’s four great tragedies‚ the others being Hamlet‚ King Lear and Othello. It is a relatively short play without a major sub-plot‚ and it is considered by many scholars to be Shakespeare’s darkest work. Lear is an utter tragedy in which the natural world is amorally indifferent toward mankind‚ but in Macbeth‚ Shakespeare adds a supernatural dimension that purposively conspires against Macbeth and his kingdom. In the tragedy of Lear‚ the distraught king summons the goddess of Chaos‚ Hecht; in Macbeth

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    “To discover is to gain sight or knowledge of something.” How have ideas about discovery been shown in Away and The Book Thief Discovery allows main characters to gain sight or knowledge into themselves and others. This is evident in Michael Gow’s Away‚ as seen through the characters of Gwen‚ Coral and Tom. The three gain sight and knowledge into their

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    are relevant in every age across the world. Shakespeare’s use of themes reflects his deep understanding of human emotions. He wrote of betrayal in Macbeth when Macbeth and Lady Macbeth host Duncan‚ the king of Scotland‚ and murder him while he sleeps. He explores the theme‚ love in the play‚ King Lear‚ where Lear’s youngest daughter‚ who genuinely loves him‚ takes care of him in old age and sickness although he had disowned her and split his fortune equally between his other two daughters who flattered

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    Armado who are of very little importance to the plot but as we move on to the ‘Mid Summer Night’s Dream’‚ Bottom the daft artisan though intended to project humour for his supreme vanity‚ we see this same attribute of his being exploited by Oberon the king of the fairies to teach his queen a lesson. In this way we notice in Shakespeare’s comic characters a gradual pattern of upgradation from those included just for the sake of insipid humour to the ones actually taking part in the plot. As Shakespeare

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    The first person narrative poem ‘Father and child’ by Gwen Harwood‚ is structured in two sections each with seven stanzas and six lines. It focuses on an individuals revolt against authority and the consequences of such an action‚ as well as an insinuation of the imminent death of a parent. Harwood uses persuasive and implicit means to “mirror” the loss of innocence and its effect on the sense of appreciation or acceptance of the complexities existing in the wider world. Overall‚ ‘Father and Child’

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    problems they had to grow up dealing with. Plot Summary: The plot of this book completely parallels Shakespeare’s play “King Lear”. Larry Cook acts as the King of the novel‚ and he runs the farm. He has three daughters‚ Ginny‚ Rose‚ and Caroline. In the beginning of the novel‚ Ginny thinks about the intersection and about the road overall where the farm was. Larry King wants love from his daughters to decide in how he should split up his farm. Ginny and Rose are sexually abused in the novel

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    Rowan Slattery Mr. Godbout ENG4U1 April 21‚ 2024 Goneril‚ Regan‚ and Edmund: Ambition and Pathos In Shakespeare’s tragedy of King Lear‚ the characters are battling strong ambition and motivation for power. Goneril‚ Regan and Edmund are complex characters that make the audience question sympathy for the antagonist. The three characters are motivated by the need for power and are willing to go to extreme lengths of manipulation and scheming to achieve it. Each character’s ambitions eventually lead

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    The Mind of The Mad What is it to be mad? Is it related to something of biological background? Or is it to do with the complex breakdown of one’s emotions? Or is it both? These questions are important to keep in mind when understanding whether Hamlet is truly mad or feigning madness as part of his ‘plan’ in which Shakespeare builds up throughout the play. This relates to the second aspect which must also be looked at when comprehending the fictional play Hamlet. This aspect is the certain ‘key’

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