Has your study of King Lear and its reception in a range of contexts lead you to believe the play supports or sabotages structures of power? ... As Shakespeare and the Elizabethans saw it, by these women corrupting the structure of power and the natural order of society's function, they deserved to be punished with death. ... Eventually Regan is dressed like a dominatrix to convey her attainment of power. ... In Act one, scene one, the stage is lit up like a chessboard, conveying not only the segregation of the kingdom, but also the rivalry between the players. Lear's blindness ...

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This mythology may sound absurd when relating it to Jay Gatsby and King Lear - however, both these figures are guilty of misreading the actions of those around him; with Gatsby having the audacity to tell Tom, "Your wife doesn't love you...she's never loved you. ... " (King Lear, 1.1 50) This infuriates Lear, though like Narcissus he is unable to say that Cordelia is the only one who truly does love him. ... Daisy berates him "Oh [Gatsby], you want too much! I love you now, isn't that enough?... In the analogy of the wings, Lear plucks Cordelia like a feather and ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate