A Thousand Acres is a classic tragedy, which is written by American author Jane Smiley in 1991; won several rewarding awards, like the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction in 1991. The novel, has some connections with king Lear -- a tragedy which is written by Shakespeare, which is a reworking of the King Lear plots, represents a modernized interpretation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. In this short comparative essay, we will focus on indicating and comparing parallel characters, similar plots which set based on different timelines of backgrounds by these authors and similar relevant themes.
Parallel Characters between A Thousand Acres and King Lear: A number of similarities and parallels, including character developments, are easy …show more content…
They have less confidence to believe others. Based on this point of view, personalities and descriptions of main females characters are preparations for further plots which demonstrate how male and female characters fight for others to obtain power and inheritances, how different between appearances and realities and how developments of relationship of tension go among siblings. Ty Smith represents Ginny’s husband and Pete Lewis represents Rose’s husband. In this tragedy, males characters have relationship of tension with their wives. Also, they are playing as tools to gain power of farming and inheritances. As we mentioned before, a quantity of parallel characters can be found between these two novels. Equivalently, in King Lear, the author set King Lear as the King of Britain; Goneril, Regan, Cordelia are Lear’s eldest, second and youngest daughters respectively; “They are all daughters of the King Lear. Gorneril, is portrayed as a loving daughter and a virtuous woman.” “Goneril and Regan are portrayed as monsters. They are liars, hypocrites, greedy and selfish. They are morally corrupt and are loyal to no one.” (Ayub, 231) Refers to these two pieces of quotes of describing two main characters -- Gorneril and Regan, audiences see the groundwork for a full-blown relationship, problems and developments in further plots in advance. Furthermore, Duke of Albany and Duke of Cornwall and Goneril’s and Regan’s husbands respectively who are not in love with King’s daughters
Parallel Characters between A Thousand Acres and King Lear: A number of similarities and parallels, including character developments, are easy …show more content…
They have less confidence to believe others. Based on this point of view, personalities and descriptions of main females characters are preparations for further plots which demonstrate how male and female characters fight for others to obtain power and inheritances, how different between appearances and realities and how developments of relationship of tension go among siblings. Ty Smith represents Ginny’s husband and Pete Lewis represents Rose’s husband. In this tragedy, males characters have relationship of tension with their wives. Also, they are playing as tools to gain power of farming and inheritances. As we mentioned before, a quantity of parallel characters can be found between these two novels. Equivalently, in King Lear, the author set King Lear as the King of Britain; Goneril, Regan, Cordelia are Lear’s eldest, second and youngest daughters respectively; “They are all daughters of the King Lear. Gorneril, is portrayed as a loving daughter and a virtuous woman.” “Goneril and Regan are portrayed as monsters. They are liars, hypocrites, greedy and selfish. They are morally corrupt and are loyal to no one.” (Ayub, 231) Refers to these two pieces of quotes of describing two main characters -- Gorneril and Regan, audiences see the groundwork for a full-blown relationship, problems and developments in further plots in advance. Furthermore, Duke of Albany and Duke of Cornwall and Goneril’s and Regan’s husbands respectively who are not in love with King’s daughters