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    King Lear Critical Essays OCR English Literature 1. DEVINE JUSTICE 2. THE NATURAL ORDER 3. KINGSHIP 4. COLERIDGE’S FAMOUS CRITICAL ESSAY DEVINE JUSTICE King Lear inspires many philosophical questions; chief among them is the existence of divine justice. This concept was particularly important during the Elizabethan era‚ because religion played such a significant role in everyday life. Religious leaders directed people to expect that they would have to answer to a higher authority‚ expressing some

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    William Shakespeare play: King Lear “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice “by Abraham Lincoln. Many people believed that if society wanted to continue to live in an orderly and supportive world‚ then mercy was essentially required. There must be key qualifications one must possess in order to achieve in having mercy. Firstly‚ kindness was a key quality in showing mercy as it can restore even the severely broken relationships between people. Secondly‚ by

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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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    for society to advance we need to treat other equally and give everyone fair opportunities. Mercy rather than Justice allows for that. In King Lear Cordelia said‚ “How does my royal lord? How fares your Majesty?” (IV vii 44) Cordelia’s opening line shows that she is trying to re-establish her bond with her father by being a loving daughter. She treats King Lear with respect‚ concern‚ and love. Instead of seeking revenge for the terrible wrong she offers mercy and hope. Mercy gives a person a second

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    King Lear In King Lear‚ William Shakespeare introduces the theme of madness. He illustrates that the act of being mad is what drives people foolish through the use of the motifs madness and foolishness. The play starts off with King Lear dividing his kingdom into his three daughters Goneril‚ Regan‚ and Cordelia and by testing their love. When Cordelia doesn’t tell him what he wants to hear‚ Lear gets mad and everyone and everything goes downhill. In Josephine Waters Bennett’s work‚ “The Storm

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    Acampora Theatre 1020 Section 7 February 21‚ 2011 King Lear Reaction Paper * In William Shakespeare’s dramatic play King Lear‚ the use of lights along with the combination of costumes and dialogue gave me a very positive reaction towards the play. The lighting used in the play helped me follow the play at a much easier pace than I normally am accustomed to. The alternation of day and night during the play was much easier to follow when the lights would either dim or get brighter‚ each representing

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    Kathleen Mcluskie’s essay about King Lear insists that there is no proper reading of the play that does not recognize the play’s inherent misogyny. This essay approaches the text from a feminist theory perspective‚ paying special attention to the role of patriarchy and how Shakespeare reinforces that system with this play. Ultimately‚ Mcluskie’s assessment of the play from that perspective holds that King Lear supports the notion of patriarchy and that Shakespeare must be subverted in order for alternatives

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    King Lear is widely regarded as Shakespeare’s crowning artistic achievement. The scenes in which a mad Lear rages naked on a stormy heath against his deceitful daughters and nature itself are considered by many scholars to be the finest example of tragic lyricism in the English language. Shakespeare took his main plot line of an aged monarch abused by his children from a folk tale that appeared first in written form in the 12th century and was based on spoken stories that originated much further

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    Shakespeare’s King Lear is a Jacobean play that explores numerous themes of destruction‚ loyalty and natural law that were so prominent in his context. In the play Gloucester has a bastard son whose character reflects his immoral conception and who actively resents the limitations of his birth. While Jacobean England was undergoing numerous social changes because of factors such as increased trade‚ greater education and a forming middle class‚ Edmund represents the limitations in social mobility

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    of roles: In this performance‚ Madison Jackson plays the role of Goneril‚ King Lear’s eldest daughter. What was the theme explored? The scene ‘Goneril’ demonstrated a range of social themes such as power‚ greed and loyalty. Thirst for power‚ caused by the loss of a fathers love‚ push Goneril to evil acts‚ presenting her as a callous‚ unremorseful women. In a dramatic speech‚ Goneril expresses her unwavering love toward Lear all so she may greedily acquire his riches and fortune. However‚ soon tired

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