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Kastan “For Shakespeare…” uncertainity For Shakespeare, uncertainty is the point Kastan “Shakespeare’s tragedies” Shakespeare’s tragedies provoke questions about the cause of suffering A.C Bradley pre-eminently the story of one person, the hero A.C Brad “a total-reverse…” A total reverse of…

(3.1) Where is the king and what is he doing, according to the Gentleman’s description? Lear is on a mountain shouting at the sea to flood the earth. He wants to see the world to turn to chaos. He is…

First performance 1606St Stephen’s Day when written 1604-7 ish Full title ‘The Tragedy of King Lear’ Death of Elizabeth I 1603 Derived from . . . the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king After the English…

D.J. Enright-suffering “The principle characters are not those who act, but those who suffer” “Allow not nature more than nature needs, man’s life is cheap as beasts” Lear states that the removal of his knight’s as being unnecessary is turning…

How is Albany’s character change finally completed? Albany’s change as a character was completed when he got the letter that said Goneril was plotting against him to kill him. Throughout the play he lacked strength to rebel against and control…

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“Now, our joy, although our last, and least; to whose young love the vines of France and mile of Burgundy strive to be interess’d” King lear says this to Cordelia. When King Lear says this he means that Cordelia is…

AC Bradley’s tragic hero 1) Is of high degree2) Suffers a catastrophe; that is, his downfall and ultimately death3) The catastrophe must be determined, at least in part, by his own fatal flaw4) Must be good or admirable Aristotle’s tragic…

who is edmund to gloucester? his illegitimate son why does lear call albany and cornwall sons? they are married to his daughters (son in laws) whats a dower? what husband gets from wife father after marriage what does reagan mean…

Prince Escalus “If ever you disturb our streets again, / Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace” Juliet “I’ll look to like, if looking liking move” Mercutio “If love be rough with you, be rough with love” Romeo…