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    King Lear Essay: Justify your personal view of why Shakespearean drama is part of the English syllabus. The study of literature‚ through any medium‚ is done to further improve a student’s understanding of the values that were prevalent during the context of that era. The works of William Shakespeare explore universal concerns that affect all and therefore his works remain timeless. Shakespeare’s characters all displays the basic faults and follies within human nature. Through the plays such as

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    The storm that Lear describes is not entirely literal‚ it represents the tests and the tragedies that he endured. Shakespeare makes it clear that‚ even though the tests drove him deeper into madness‚ they opened his eyes each time and started his path back towards sanity. Lear doesn’t stop here; rather‚ he moves to a digression about justice. Lear delves into an intellectual conversation‚ saying‚ “Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold‚ // and the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks

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    KI Jason Augusto English 4U Mrs. Dunn June 13th‚ 2011 King Lear King Lear is a story full of greed‚ betrayal and the want for power. These three qualities is what leads to the disasters. King Lear is reaching the time when he is getting to old and needs to give his power and land to someone else. Lear has three daughters Goneril‚ Regan and Cordelia. Lear’s method on choosing one of his daughters to inherit his power and land is to recite their love for him but in a way that would be suitable

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    King Lear’s inability to understand the authenticity of “Nothing” uttered in the aperture scene when his youngest and “purest” daughter Cordelia derives from the incognizance of his own true nature. Eventually in the end of the play King Lear after facing numerous hardships and the lost of his sanity begins to come to terms with himself. This is ironic because the his lost of sanity is due to his own wrongdoings acted primarily upon and against his dearest daughter. Lear’s two other daughters Goneril

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    Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the character King Lear The character of King Lear is essentially a destructive character in this play due to his weaknesses but he reveals some strengths in character in acts four and five of the play. The weaknesses portrayed by Lear are his inability to see reality and his misconception of love. His strengths are his renewed optimism and his ability to become humble. Although Lear reveals these strengths the damages his weaknesses cause override his positive

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    Although Cordelia appears in Act I‚ Scene I and disappears until Act IV‚ she has an enormous impact on the play as a whole. It is generally acknowledged that the role played by Cordelia in King Lear is a symbolic one. She is a symbol of good amidst the evil characters within the play. Since the play is about values which have been corrupted and must be restored‚ it is not surprising that the figure who directs the action must be embodiment of those values which are in jeopardy – love‚ truth‚ pity

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    To what extent has the integrity of The Tragedy of King Lear been tested by your own reading of the playIn your answer‚ refer to the construction‚ language and staging of the play‚ along with an awareness of different ways of valuing it. Shakespeares The Tragedy of King Lear has been carefully constructed to create a domino effect: had Cordelia said more than nothing‚ had Gloucester spoken to Edgar about the letter‚ and if Edgar had not decided to become a beggar he may not have been able to save

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    story of King Lear reflects the two extremes of human nature--love and loyalty‚ lies and betrayal. In such a complex world‚ Shakespeare ironically contrasts the physical qualities to the deeper meanings of blindness and sight throughout the tragic lives of the King and Gloucester. Their lack of insight cause their hearts to be blinded by their aberrant understandings of love and trust at the early stages where they can still physically see; but it is also such blindness that helps King Lear and Gloucester

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    King Lear - Tragic Flaw

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    brink of insanity‚ as illustrated in Shakespeare’s play‚ King Lear. King Lear represents all qualities of a tragic hero and in the end is ruined by his own vice‚ by driving himself to the point of full-blown insanity as a result of his actions. As all tragic heroes‚ Lear is a man of nobility. He is the King of England; he has power and is held in high regard. As KingLear is generally well liked and well respected. As a tragic hero‚ King Lear has the ability to inflict fear and pity into readers

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    Forever…Isn’t it? In King Lear there are many family ties whether from blood or through marriage‚ within the play the two major ties that are focused on are the families of Gloucester and of King Lear. In both of these relationships‚ betrayal is a major factor that contributes to the deterioration family values as well as the family itself. In most circumstances most family members are close‚ comforting and support one another no matter what. However‚ after reading King Lear these traditional values

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