King Lear is a brutal play filled with cruelty and seemingly meaningless disasters. ... However in the end of the play you realize the uncertain reality that although the wicked die, the noble die along with them, concluding with Lear holding the body of his dead daughter Cordelia. ... Meanwhile a man named Gloucester, a nobleman loyal to king Lear is also facing family problems. ... Lear personifies a tragic hero in this play through the trusting of his daughters. ... Lastly, the mad King Lear died. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Proposing a test of his daughters' adoration, King Lear asks them each to describe how much they truly love him. ... Goneril, Lear's eldest daughter, is the first female character to speak in the play. ... The third and final female character of King Lear stands as the exact opposite of her sisters: Cordelia, Lear's youngest daughter, is least seen throughout the play. ... This resolution comes at the climax of the play: although good has somewhat triumphed, the King and all three of his daughters perish. ... These women hold the most important roles of any characters in King ...

• Word Count: 1537
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In contrast the fool was able to continually work at Lear for most of the play, in a somewhat successful attempt to save Lear from his faults. ... During Lear's test of love, she calls out her sisters, claiming that they couldn't possibly love the king as much as they say because they already have husbands; "why have my sisters husbands if they say they love you all?... Lear is very stubborn and since he was once a king, he doesn't take direction well at all. ... Almost no one was allowed to address the king so bluntly, or to show any doubt in his decisions. ... At the end...

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• Grade Level: High School

King Lear: Comparison and Contrast of Gloucester and Lear The Shakespearian play, King Lear, is more than a simple story. King Lear is a combination of two smaller stories, which overlap and intertwine. The sub-plot, of Gloucester and his sons and the main plot of King Lear and his daughters, enriched the play by comparing and contrasting the two families. ... Cordelia refuses to play Lear's game and as a result, he refuses to give her a portion of his kingdom. ... The final and most important comparison of the play would be that of Lear and Gloucester. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

King Lear, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that explores the battle of good and evil and personal transformation. ... The theme of personal transformation can be seen in the character change of King Lear from the beginning of the play to the end. The first introduction to "good nature" is Cordelia, King Lear's youngest daughter. ... Her father, King Lear, is about to step down as king and divide his throne among his three daughters. ... King Lear is the character who has undergone the most significant transformation. ...

• Word Count: 724
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• Grade Level: High School

King Lear, written by William Shakespeare, is a tragedy that explores the battle of good and evil and personal transformation. ... The theme of personal transformation can be seen in the character change of King Lear from the beginning of the play to the end. The first introduction to "good nature" is Cordelia, King Lear's youngest daughter. ... Her father, King Lear, is about to step down as king and divide his throne among his three daughters. ... King Lear is the character who has undergone the most significant transformation. ...

• Word Count: 700
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King Lear is a reality made fiction. ... The familial bonds have been shaken in King Lear. ... However, in King Lear both the Good and the wicked are defeated by the end of the play leaving us stunned by the way good people may end up. Lear is the king of Britain. ... He is even wiser than King Lear. ...

• Word Count: 2724
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• Grade Level: High School

The opening two acts of William Shakespeare's play, King Lear, contain numerous displays of true duty as well as false duty. ... Shakespeare expresses his understanding of right and wrong best through King Lear's eldest two children, Goneril and Regan. ... He convinces Gloucester that he is in disbelief and he convinces Edgar that he is on his side, meanwhile playing both individuals for fools. ... King Lear was unhappy hearing that his decisions were lacking in intelligence but Kent insisted that he change them in his best interest. ... True duty and false duty are exemplified in t...

• Word Count: 882
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Shakespeare is best known for his tragic play's. King Lear is no exception. ... Lear at the beginning of this play is the King of England. ... As this play starts off Gloucester and Lear are at the top of their game. ... Shakespeare has written many great play and King Lear is one of them....

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The absence of a strong traditional matriarchal character causes great tragedy and conflict in the play King Lear. ... This loss greatly impacts the decision making of both King Lear and Gloucester. ... King Lear was also fooled by his two older daughters as they confessed "their undying love". ... Although we do not hear about what happened to both Gloucester and Lear's wives we can sense the void they leave in the choices made throughout the play. ... In conclusion, without a strong matriarchal character to instill positive values in key characters, the play King Lear falls...

• Word Count: 1223
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Shakespeare' King Lear is a story of treachery and deceit. The villainy of the play knows no bounds. ... And he must always stand in the shadow of what is deemed by all as "good" or "righteous" Edgar.At the end of the play he even confesses to have some good in him: "Some good I mean to do, despite of mine own nature....

• Word Count: 336
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School