The character of Orsino in the original was a jealous brute, shutting Viola away. ... What happens in the original directly influences the way in which Shakespeare writes the play and the things he changes are just as important as the things he leaves unaltered when assessing the extent of aggression in the comedy. ... This can be left in because the threat is not carried out. ... Their saying such things in retaliation for Malvolio's comments that they are "idle shallow things" (3, 4, 121-2) would be fine had they not made a genuine attempt to drive him to insanity. ... This is highly...

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Also, another character trait associated with Macbeth is kindness. ... In today's society, a person may be considered good and successful by many, but for others they do not match up to their standards and, therefore, are not good enough as they are. ... Words can push people to do things they know is wrong, feel loved and thankful, and even be encouraged to do things they cannot imagine themselves being capable of. Words carry the power to build or destroy someone and, therefore, should be used wisely and with caution. ... Many people are the same, they may feel nervous and guilty about ...

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It is weird how Shakespeare could predict some things about the future including the downfall of families and political authorities. ... Lear decides to live with his daughters; however, both of them do not welcome him and consider him to be imbalanced mentally. ... He does not want to take revenge; all he wants is to be in the same prison with his daughter and live and sing like the poor. ... The character of Cordelia is similar to Lear's. ... The character of Gloucester is a character that gives the reader some emotional peaces knowing that still there are few people who are not wicked....

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Like Jaffa, I try to show that Lear's errors are not, so to speak, vulgar errors; they do not simply proceed from stupidity or lack of thought. ... Acts 4 and 5 are crucial to a full understanding of Lear as a tragic figure, but most critics fail to follow the subtle turns Shakespeare portrays in the king's attitudes, because they do not think through the implications of Lear's radically changed view of the world. ... In the unsettling logic of the world of Lear, the characters pay a terrible price for the wisdom they gain and none more so than Lear himself. ... For one thing,...

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• Grade Level: High School

They both blind to the truth by reject the good children and favor the bad ones .All Shakespeare's tragedies has a tragic hero which carried a tragic flaw: For Lear is pride and Gloucester is Lust. ... He let's his anger control his judgment by judging people from the current situation and ignore the things they have done in the past. As we can see, he get a chance to change his decision but rather listen to people who trying to help him, he banished them for questioning in him. ... They could not perceive between good and evil, so they both deceived by their evil children. ... Toget...

• Word Count: 3449
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School