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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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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Formal Analysis: The Cylinder seal and The Ashurbanipal hunting lions The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences and similarities between early Akkadian and Assyrian art forms by comparing two figural sculptures‚ the Cylinder Seal (Ca. 2254 – 2193 BCE) and the Ashurbanipal hunting scene (Ca. 645 – 640 BCE). Due to cultural and periodical differences‚ it is unavoidable to find varying mastery of techniques‚ negotiated objects or subjects being depicted in the sculptures. These
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messenger’s. Yes‚ I whom men call Oedipus the Great. [He turns to the PRIEST] Speak‚ Elder‚ you are senior here. Say what this pleading means‚ what frightens you‚ what you beseech. Coldblooded would I be‚ to be unmoved by petitioners so pitiful. PRIEST King Oedipus‚ the sovereign of our land‚ you see here young and old clustered round the shrine. Fledglings some‚ essaying flight‚ and some much weighted down (as I by age‚ the Presbyter of Zeus)‚ and striplings some--ambassadors of youth
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William Shakespeare’s King Lear is a timeless play whose textual integrity lends itself to a variety of interpretations and in exploring the human condition the text remains relevant across a wide range of contexts. It is possible to present the text as exploring and affirming the human condition‚ where humanity is defined as the ability to love and empathise. However‚ in the same instance‚ a nihilist perspective‚ such as Peter Brooke’s 1971 production of King Lear‚ challenges this by outlining that
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Whether being used during the Middle Ages for curing illnesses or as a murder weapon among the nobles‚ arsenic has lead nothing less that a remarkable existence for centuries. There is a thin line between good and evil‚ and this highly toxic element enjoys dancing on both sides of this border. Coming from the nitrogen family‚ it is a metalloid with very interesting characteristics‚ a unique history‚ and varied uses. Arsenic‚ a silver-gray metal-like element‚ can be found throughout the earth’s
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