And yet, it is difficult to see why we should regard "King Lear" as a tragedy for the King is basically a pathetic old man, vain and foolish, rash in his judgment and incapable of controlling his emotions. ... From this perspective, the turning point in the criticism of King Lear was Harry Jaffa's brilliant analysis of the opening scene of the play, in which he shows that Lear has a sophisticated scheme in mind for dividing up his kingdom, one in which he hopes to secure the bulk of his land for Cordelia, together with an alliance with the House of Burgundy. ... In another essay on "King ...

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The monarchy of the Visigoths established peerages along with the title of Prince (frustrated, in German, meaning the main person), local rulers who were among those who chose the king. ... The king was centralized, all power, controlling taxes, armies, some aspects of the religion, laws and judiciary. ... It has also been said that Shakespeare was gay, maybe that's why the sudden abandonment of mujerer and children, taking to expel a literary career and understood; without getting into this aspect of his personality is that it is not our business, we might put the playwright felt choke...

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