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to her nature throughout the play and did not change even when she was placed in different circumstances. She showed no sympathy for anyone, including her family. Her ruthlessness left those around her dead. Regan cannot be blamed for the death of Edmund but can be blamed for allowing him to become such a powerful being before the end of the play. Regan allowed her jealously to create a strain on her relationship with Goneril. This ended with Goneril poisoning her sister and then later killing…

Gloucester calls upon Edmund to help him from the trauma he is going through, to save him from this punishment. This doesn’t end well for Gloucester, as Regan tells him about Edmund and admits his true motives. Gloucester trusted the wicked and unnatural son while going against the son who truly cared for him. Gloucester’s foolish decisions led him to…

The human condition questions human morality, the capacity to communicate deceit and the capacity to feel which is manifested in the perception of authentic or deceptive relationships, reflection and realisation and the altering of an individual’s identity. Shakespeare’s King Lear explores the human condition through characters of the play which give insight of the aspects of humanity. Shakespeare’s universality of concepts of deceit, realisation and identity provides relevance to the modern era…

themselves. While the majority of the characters speak of nature regarding their filial bonds and link to humanity, the Earl of Gloucester’s bastard son, Edmund only appeals to nature regarding his own interests. This separation in perception and imploration of nature is ultimately what makes Edmund different from the other characters. Edmund is sequestered in many ways from society, and not solely by his approach to nature. In the very first scene of the play…

Shakespeare’s play, King Lear incorporates the status of different relationships throughout the play. Subsequently, many situations revolve around Lear’s naïve thinking of his relationships with his daughters and his kingdom. When ruling a kingdom, loyalty is expected from everyone under the leader’s rule especially by their family and friends. Shakespeare describes how easy it was for his characters to misunderstand what true and honest servitude, love, and loyalty are, due to their arrogance…

the play to the end, Edgar evolves from being the innocent, naïve brother whom Edmund deceives to being the powerful, confident man who kills Edmund and ends the horrors he has helped release on the land. This battle between brothers is Edgar’s redemption scene where he finally gets justice by killing the man who caused him so much suffering. Albany does not have a scene anything like this scene between Edgar and Edmund. Not only does he have nothing substantial to revenge, but he does not have…

The famous Shakespearean tragedy King Lear depicts King Lear of Britain’s rollercoaster path from foolishness to wisdom and his eventual tragic downfall. Lear divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters: Cordelia who is banished for not correctly expressing her love for the King, and Goneril and Regan who turn against him in order to gain more power. Likewise, Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres tells a tale molded around King Lear where the owner of a 1000-acre farm named Larry agrees to hand it…

The famous Shakespearean tragedy King Lear depicts King Lear of Britain’s rollercoaster path from foolishness to wisdom and his eventual tragic downfall. Lear divides his kingdom amongst his three daughters: Cordelia who is banished for not correctly expressing her love for the King, and Goneril and Regan who turn against him in order to gain more power. Likewise, Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres tells a tale molded around King Lear where the owner of a 1000-acre farm named Larry agrees to hand it…

Apollo and Daphne was such an intriguing excerpt! This story had multiples meanings, but the meaning which I think Ovid is trying to convey the most is “Never underestimate the little man.” My reason for this belief is because in the beginning, readers are introduced to Apollo in a high state off of his victory against Python. He then walks up and belittles Cupid, asking, “What are you doing with such manly arms?” When he asks that question then, we as readers can tell that Apollo feels as if…

Throughout the tragedy of King Leer Shakespeare uses loyalty as a key theme. Loyalty surpasses other important themes as the most critical aspect of each character. Yet, each individual exhibit loyalty in a different way. King Leer disowns Cordelia, but she remains loyal to her father in his time of need. Kent displays total loyalty to both his King and Cordelia and his exiled because of it. Edgar’s father believes that he is a traitor, yet he remains loyal and cares for his blinded father. The…