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    William Shakespeare’s King Lear it is shown how justice trumps mercy through the King’s loss of the throne‚ the God’s cruelty and the horrid treatment of Lear by his two daughters. At the beginning of the play‚ King Lear’s loss of the throne is his responsibility and entirely his own fault. Lear had hopes to rid himself of the burden of the throne by giving away the power of his kingdom to the daughter whom he feels loves him most. When speaking with his three daughters‚ Lear inquires “which of you

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    Edmund is a manipulative and deceitful character who contributes to the outcome of King Lear Many characters can contribute to the events of a story in several ways. In the play‚ King Lear‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ several situations are presented which leads the audience to conclude that Edmund is a manipulative and deceitful character‚ whose actions contribute to the outcome of King Lear’s death. Edmunds plans to steal land and legitimacy by manipulating his father‚ Gloucester

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    King Lear Betrayal

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    acts were committed and other elements of that nature. In the play “King Lear” by Shakespeare‚ there are many striking similarities between the betrayal of Gloucester by Edmund and the betrayal of King Lear by Goneril and Regan‚ yet one in particular stands out as being much more sinister and heartless. Edmund’s betrayal of his father‚ Gloucester is more sinister compared to Goneril and Regan’s betrayal of their father‚ King Lear due to their degrees of ungratefulness‚ acts of deception and intentions

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    King Lear Interpretation

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    interpretation of King Lear involves the theme of sight and blindness. This theme is evident throughout the play and a key part in the understanding of the story. In Act 1 Scene 1‚ Lear proclaims that he has decided to split the kingdom into 3‚ to share equally amongst his daughters and their husbands “Know‚ that we have divided in three our Kingdom” which is seen to Kent as a foolish mistake “See better‚ Lear‚ and let me still remain The true blank of thine eye“. Kent tries to convince Lear that his decisions

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    Identity in King Lear

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    Joshua Mellinger English 3100 10/29/06 Questioned Identity in King Lear "Shakespeare ’s plays are written from a male perspective and depict predominantly conflicts of masculine identity." (Rudnytsky 2) Throughout Shakespeare ’s King Lear‚ the issue of identity is touched on repeatedly with Gloucester ’s fall from power‚ Edmund ’s snatching of it‚ and Lear ’s violent fall from benevolent king to brutish castaway. Lear and Gloucester ’s sanity is crushed‚ their sovereignty completely stripped

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    King Lear By: Bryce Romeo King Lear: Loyalty and Betrayal In William Shakespeare’s play‚ “King Lear”‚ the reader will see many juxtapositions throughout the scenes. One of these juxtapositions‚ is loyalty and betrayal. We will be taking a closer look at Goneril’s Betrays her Father “Sir‚ I love more than word can wield matter; Dearer than eyesight‚ space and liberty.” (Act 1‚ Scene 1) This is one of the first forms of betrayal. The reader will note that Goneril is professing her love for her

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    Justice of King Lear

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    consequence and reward in a just society. Although both justice and mercy together are needed to maintain a functioning society‚ the presence of justice is essential in order to maintain a fair and supportive world. Throughout the play King Lear‚ by William Shakespeare‚ many characters experience their own level of justice‚ both fair and excessive. Justice is essential in any society in order to maintain structure and authority. Justice is also important to ensure the victim feels secure and satisfied after

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    Deception In King Lear

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    Week Six Essay Two: Nobody does it better than family. In the play‚ King Lear One of the biggest themes that Shakespeare’s tragedy conveys is the ones closest to you are capable of the greatest deception and the greatest hurt. You have to wonder if Shakespeare drew from personal experience. Lear begins to realize the hard truth mid-way through the play. Act II scene four is where Lear begins to add things up and realize His daughters are not honoring him. "They durst not do ’t. They could not‚

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    King lear Active reading notes Act 5 scene 3 Quote We two alone will sing like birds i’ the cage… …so we’ll live‚ And pray‚ and sing‚ and tell old tales‚ and laugh At gilded butterflies‚ and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we’ll talk with them too‚ Who loses and who wins; who’s in‚ who’s out; And take upon ’s the mystery of things‚ As if we were God’s spies…. (5.3.8-16) Through the use of Tropology :Metaphor and theory Existentialism -It can be said that Lear’s madness has lead him

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    Motifs and symbols are often used to enrich a literary text. Identify one or more symbols‚ motifs or strands of imagery and explore the role which they play in King Lear Shakespeare’s plays were written in the Elizabethan era‚ which profoundly influenced his writing. During the Elizabethan time‚ there was the idea that God had set a place for everything in the universe‚ in hierarchical order. The Elizabethan’s called this‚ The Great Chain of Being. During this time if someone were to step out

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