Edmund Spenser

nap on a couch or procrastinating till the very last second. Everyone is born to be lazy. However, laziness, that is part of one 's everyday life, is considered to be one of the seven deadly sins. In fact, in an epic poem "the Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser, this very sin is personified. In addition, not only is he personified, but also symbolizes in many potentially different ways depending on the interpretation of the reader. Sloth, the name of the personified laziness, is the most talented…

The Tragedy of King Lear has been a great source of cogitation over the many years since it was written by William Shakespeare. Such thinking may be at variance with or derive from a legion of other interpretations. In Act 2 Scene 4 we find Lear in ultimate dismay at the betrayal Regan and Cornwall have exhibited to him. Through their treatment of Kent, by putting him in the stocks, Lear takes personal offence claiming “Tis worse than murder.” Order v disorder is apparent within the positions…

there is a prominent aspect of power that corrupts the characters foreshadowing their death. Goneril and Regan are corrupted by the power given by their father Lear and their sexual desire for Edmund. Edmund is corrupted by a greed to be more dominant then Edgar and Gloucester. Once Goneril, Regan and Edmund have the power, they will do absolutely anything to stay in control of the power. Even go to the brink of killing…

Unknowingly spited by his illegitimate brother Edmund, he is too quick to trust in Edmund in which leaves Edgar fighting for his life out in the storm as the mad character poor Tom. Unlike Lear, whom unintentionally becomes crazy, Edgar chooses to wear this disguise in order to hide from his father Gloucester and the…

Often as humans we tend to do things for the value of our sacrifice. For example, in our country American soldiers put their lives on the line knowing that the sacrifice they'll make is for the value of their country's freedom. People tend to do stupid things for what they believe is right or what they love. In the poem/book of "King Lear" our protagonist King Lear himself lets go of something that he values very much. The story begins with wanting to divide his kingdom through his three…

Good versus evil is one of the most common motifs. Shakespeare’s work, however, explores the downfalls of both ‘pure good’ and ‘pure evil’ characters, insinuating that only characters who are flawed will survive, that people must lie to survive. The character Cordelia in Shakespeare’s King Lear furthers the idea that an honest person in a prideful world will destroy their relationships, leaving them with nothing but the truths and deceptions of those around them. Cordelia is the only character…

When faced with life’s circumstances, one is often told to “man up” because being a man is associated with having courage, wisdom, and responsibility. The essential man, however, is a man who possesses all the fundamental qualities necessary for survival which include consciousness, awareness, and self-realization. King Lear is a play that talks about the transformation of King Lear from a spoiled, childish, and stubborn king to a man that is wise and warm hearted. All that change was resulted…

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…