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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 Themes

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    was born on 8 January 1942 to Frank and Isobel Hawking. Despite family financial constraints‚ both parents had attended Oxford University‚ where Frank had studied medicine and Isobel Philosophy‚ Politics and Economics. The two met shortly after the beginning of the Second World War at a medical research institute where Isobel was working as a secretary and Frank as a medical researcher. Hawking’s parents lived inHighgate but as London was under attack during the Second World War‚ his mother went to Oxford to

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    King Lear Research Paper

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    KING LEAR ESSAY Question: “The genius of King Lear lies in the universality of the themes and issues it portrays.” Discuss. Answer: The brilliance of the play‚ King Lear‚ by William Shakespeare‚ is a universally acknowledged play because of the unanimously known themes and issues it portrays and it uniqueness of it as opposed to other tragedies Shakespeare has written in the past. Many of the themes and values present in the novel are known worldwide such as family values‚ patriarchal society

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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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    Loyalty Theme - King Lear

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    Loyalty is a key theme conveyed throughout the first act of King Lear and is also a major sponsor for the future actions of the main characters in the play. The most prominent example of loyalty throughout the play is depicted in the character Kent. In act one/scene one‚ Kent confronts Lear‚ who is a very old friend‚ and tells him publicly that he is making a colossal mistake by sending his daughter Cordelia away. In retaliation‚ Lear promises if “Thy banished trunk be found in our dominions‚ the

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    replacement King Lear‚ as the jester jeered‚ is Bo-peep‚ whom lost his supporting sheep. King Lear became a fool by removing his crown‚ placing in with his oldest daughter and the entire kingdom split between two monstrous daughters‚ his favorite daughter banished for refusing to declare her love for him‚ after her two sisters falsely lipped love verses to their father. and allowing the younger strengths to attend the affairs of the Kingdom. However precarious the situation‚ the powerful King Lear projected

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    King Lear "Bottoming Out"

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    for the better. Unfortunately‚ there are also many people who just give up the fight against the dark place referred to as “bottom.” Bottoming out is exemplified in William Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear and in Arthur Miller’s equally tragic Death of a Salesman. In order to interpret the process of Lear and Willy’s incidences with “bottoming out” it is important to analyze their lives before and after they hit the dark place in their heart and mind‚ and the circumstances they were both in around

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    Mark 3:25 of The Holy Bible states‚ "If a house is divided against itself‚ that house cannot stand" (The Holy Bible‚ New International Version‚ Mark 3:25). King Lear by William Shakespeare is a story that portrays this verse perfectly. Families turn against one another‚ from the betrayal of Lear ’s daughters‚ Goneril and Regan‚ to the desire for power from Gloucester ’s son‚ Edmund. Goneril and Regan show another level of division through their jealousy over love for the same man‚ Edmund. They break

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    Gender Roles In King Lear

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    King Lear was one of the last plays that Shakespeare wrote; it was an adaptation of a popular folk tale at the time. It is a tragic tale of a king who divided his kingdom between his two daughters but it becomes apparent that half of the kingdom is not quite enough for either of them. Amidst all this the king slowly becomes mad. It seems that every character is out to get another one and as the story unfolds it becomes clear that the women control most of the events‚ which went against the grain

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    King Lear Research Paper

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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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