Imre Csiszar's 1981 interpretation of King Lear is one of several attempts to adapt the play to its specific audience and context, with his interpretation emphasising the economic issues of the play and centring on Marxist ideology. ... Elizabethans held strong beliefs in the Wheel of Fortune, with each element in the universe having its own natural order. ... His absolute attainment of power was potently communicated through the utilisation of a microphone as he spoke of dividing his power between his daughters. ... In contrast with his father, Edmond believes that nature is a malign for...

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If a female of that time were lucky, like Jane, she entered a marriage of love and fortune, and if unlucky, like Charlotte, a marriage without love and happiness. From an optimistic view, even if Jane hadn't been so lucky, if all of the three females followed Elizabeth's example of learning, would they have all ended up happily in marriages of love and fortune (i.e. does Austen use Elizabeth's story as a formula for female readers to follow so they can find marriages of love and fortune?)? ... Johnson writes about another reading assessing Poovey's interpretation; Linda Col...

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With his blessing, the artists portrayed Akhenaten not as a conqueror, riding in a war chariot and trampling his enemies, but as a family man, relaxing with Nefertiti, his queen, and his daughters. ... His world revolved around the Aten, and the Aten alone could influence his decisions, even when it was necessary to make decisions that could finally sway the fortunes of his entire Empire, with particular regard to the imminent and progressively expanding dominion of the Hittites. ... This interpretation is strengthened by the fact that every Aten text glorifies the pharaoh as the only channel...

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