King Lear Act 3 Analysis

Throughout the two acts, I noticed some details that can be emphasized. Starting with Act 3, Shakepeare uses subtitles before the dialogue is expressed in some scenes. For example, the author uses a subtitles in the second scene stating, "Storm Still". This act is important for the readers to understand the dynamics of the story. Nevertheless, Lear also mentioned this storm within his dialogue. The storm, meaning to me, a potential uproar of emotions by the characters or character deaths. I interpreted this through Shakespeare's past writings with these aspects involved. The Fool also mentioned aspects of the dynamics of the story within his dialogue. For example, he states, "For the rain it raineth everyday." This could potentially mean that …show more content…
For example he states, "Tom will throw his head at them" and Edgar says phrases like "do de do". Because of these phrases, the characters and readers can see how Edgar is feeling and what he can potentially act upon. Also, Edgar states, "I smell the blood of a British man". This quote had me questioning. Does he mean Lar? Could this be a potential foreshadowing experience done by the author? This question can be supported by the transition seen in Edgar from the beginning to the fourth act. For example, Edgar states in Act 3, "Who alone suffers most i' mind". And in Act 4, he states, "The worst returns to laughter". Because of these quotes, we can see a transition from a isolated character to a confident character that can potentially act on his thoughts. In Act 4, I found Edgar to be more of a bit more interesting. Edgar was surprisingly nice to his dying father by stating, "Come, father Ill bestow you with a friend". Nevertheless, Gloucester said to his son, "With all of my heart" when he was nearing death. These actions were interesting to me due to the dynamics of the characters relationship. Is this just a act done by Edgar that leads to a painful death of