William Shakespeare demonstrated many themes throughout his tragedy, King Lear. ... The main theme of inversion of the natural order is apparent in both the play and the novel, with three main examples in the play. ... At the opening of the play, Lear decides to split his kingdom between his three daughters; this is the first time the reader is exposed to the theme of inversion of the natural order. It was not a common occurrence for a king or ruler to give away power; power was only achieved by succeeding a king or ruler in a royal family. ... It seems apparent in Shakespeare's ...

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William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear, composed around 1603, was first performed in 1605. ... The play King Lear potrays blindness as an issue which is submerged into both the plays main plot and sub plot. ... The plays main plot shows how King Lear's spiritual blindness is leading him to his madness. ... King Lear says that he will give nothing, when in the end of the play, the King is left with nothing. ... King Lear is choosing what to fight, which resembles King Lear at the begining of the play when he chose to love Regan and Gonerill over Cordelia. ...

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Shakespeare's King Lear, is a story that takes many themes and relates them into one story, that has tested time for hundred's of years. ... Lear himself is the main character in this play. The story is set upon his decisions, whether or not they were for the better is determined throughout the play. ... Likewise with Gloucester, through his ongoing support for the king, and his pride in being loyal to Lear. ... These are all different aspects of Shakespeare's King Lear, that allow one to hate, and to fall in love with each character in this story. ...

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However, this play doesn't primarily focus on Coriolanus, but rather seems to be a people play. ... First watching this play was an experience of its own. ... Yet, the play used props and drama usefully, and I believe that many people appreciated the play much more than just a story written on a page. I did like the play Coriolanus, however I don't think it's up to par with Shakespeare's other famous works such as Hamlet and King Lear. It seems to fall short in comparison to these plays. ...

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As the suffering outcast whose daughter cannot reciprocate his affection, Henchard is far grander--and far more sympathetic--than the leader of the town council at the King Arms' dinner. ... Like Shakespeare's King Lear, even in his youth Henchard is one who but scantily knows himself (Hardy's phrase is "introspective inflexibility"), and permits his passions, especially the desire to save face in the furmity vendor's tent, to overwhelm his common sense. ... The theme and spirit of tragedy found a new vehicle in the novel in the 19th century, its form being originally used ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate