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    Isi Beach Mrs. McElhiney English III IB 18 February 2013 Shakespeare’s play King Lear documents the life a man who experiences a dramatic shift in worldview. The main character‚ King Lear‚ begins the play as a self-centered‚ proud‚ and materialistic man who cares less about his family than his reputation. By the end of the story‚ Lear is a humbled man who cares for his family more than his previously precious power. Lear’s strife broke him down until he was finally able to let go of his old

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    J. Clinton ’Appendix A ’ made the strongest argument to promote racial equality. Racial equality means for black people to be looked as equal to white people. Many great speeches have been made such as Martin Luther King Jr’s " I Have A Dream " and Barak Obama’s " Remarks..." ‚ both addressing the same issues as Clinton’s. In my opinion ‚ Clinton’s was the strongest. Reasons for choosing Bill’s speech ‚ is because even though he was

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    Redemption in King Lear

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    The crimes King Lear commits against Cordelia in the first scene is what triggers a repetitive sequence of wrong actions throughout the play that Lear attempts to redeem himself further into the play. Cordelia explains why she refuses to declare her love for Lear‚ "You have begot me‚ bred me‚ loved me;" and vows to "return those duties back as are right fit" but that someday she will get married and will not possess the ability to give her father all her love (1.1.102-103). King Lear makes his first

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    King Lear Madness

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    Lesson 8 Key Question In act III of King Lear the apparent madness expressed in the speeches of Lear‚ the Fool and Edgar actually contain a great deal of wisdom and insight. Before giving away this kingdom‚ Lear was sheltered from everything. Now‚ after giving away his precious kingdom to his two daughters and having everything go completely wrong‚ Lear is left with nothing and now has to experience life with all of its natural terrors. At the beginning of scene 2‚ Lear is screaming at nature‚ like

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    Authority in King Lear

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    Kayla Jacklin Dr. Treschow English 153 25 March 2013 Power Corrupts a Happily Ever After The theme of authority is prominent in William Shakespeare’s play King Lear. The play has many situations that allow readers to observe the negative effects that ones authority can have‚ and the negative effects that the lust for power will bring. Having authority is an important responsibility that is often misused. Even in today’s society there are world leaders either taking the wrong irrational action

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    Racism: Lessons Learned

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    in this classroom environment. Issues have been studied that have caught the attention of the class and made them consider things that perhaps were not contemplated before. Over the past semester‚ one series of lessons have stood out to me more than any other. That particular set of lessons revolved around the issue of racism. <br> <br>Racism has taken on a new comprehension within my thoughts and mind over the course of this semester. I had always considered racism a baneful idea and an even more

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    King Lear Revision

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    King Lear – Revision Male Potency Goneril’s emasculation of Albany in the first and final Acts‚ “milky gentleness…harmful mildness” [p.212 A1S4]; “[weak]-mannered man!” etc Elizabethan understanding of the word “nothing” which is so much repeated. It’s daughters not sons taking away Lear’s power. Old men‚ Lear and Gloucester. “I am ashamed…” [p209 A2S4]‚ Fool: “horns without a case” [A1S5] Goneril calling Lear’s knights a “rabble”‚ shows Lear to be an impotent leader. Thereafter‚ daughters take

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    King Lear: Lear The Tragic Hero The definition of tragedy in the Oxford dictionary is‚ "drama of elevated theme and diction and with unhappy ending; sad event‚ serious accident‚ calamity." However‚ the application of this terminology in Shakespearean Tragedy is more expressive. Tragedy does not only mean death or calamity‚ but in fact‚ it refers to a series of steps which leads to the downfall of the tragic hero and eventually to his tragic death. Lear‚ the main character in King Lear was affirmed

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    Life Lessons Learned

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    As humans we unconsciously learn life lessons every day of our lives. Some of the lessons could’ve been taught by teachers or by parents. No matter what‚ there will always be certain life lessons we carry with us for the rest of our lives. Majority of the life lessons I learned happened to come from my eleven years of playing hockey. Most people would read that and think I’m crazy that hockey could possible teach me about the hardships of life and how to handle it. But I’m not as crazy as most

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    Vision in King Lear

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    Clarity of Vision In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ King Lear‚ a prominent reoccuring theme is vision and it’s relovence. The characters‚ Lear and Gloucester are Shakespeare’s principal means of portraying this theme. Although Lear can physically see‚ he is blind in the sense that he lacks insight‚ understanding‚ and direction. In contrast‚ Gloucester becomes physically blind but gains the type of vision that Lear lacks. It is evident from these two characters that clear vision is not derived solely from

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