Edmund proposes that Edgar is devious and wants to kill the father, Glouster. ... Shakespeare presents the tragic story of these characters being blind, as it relates to the filial ingratitude presented in the play. ... King Lear is struggling with the relationship with a father and his three daughters, which was caused due to his excessive pride in the begining of the play. ... As a father, King Lear as a father is meant to provide for his children, except he says to cordelia that if she says nothing, he will give her nothing. ... King Lear should not have favoured Cordelia at first, and the...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the story of King Lear, the evidence used to support my claim is pervasive and is demonstrated by various elements throughout the play. ... First, he was easily deceived by his two eldest daughters' lies of their affection towards him. ... Kent, one of King Lear's most trusted and reliable men, was able to see Cordelia's true love for her father, and tried to protect her from her blind father's irrationality. ... He realized how wicked his two eldest daughters really were after they locked him out of the castle during a tremendous storm. ... He goes wherever his...

• Word Count: 1503
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

This moral blindness condemns his relationship with his most beloved daughter Cordelia, at the start of the play. ... On disowning Cordelia, he utters, "We have no such daughter, nor shall ever see That face of hers again". ... He discovers that Cordelia is the only daughter he wants to see, asking her to "forget and forgive". ... Before they realise their errors, both fathers undergo great personal suffering, but gain deep insight and are able to realise their mistakes. ... The power of Shakespeare's display of the philosophical and universal impact, is He took a story of wrongs ...

• Word Count: 1361
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• Grade Level: High School

Goneril rejects her father and for the first time Lear is beginning to see that she does not love him. At this point he still clings to the status of his kingship, even though he has relinquished power to the daughters. ... Edgar makes continual references about sight and eyes until he finally allows his father to "fall" for a bit. ... He is ranting about his daughters who have rejected him, turning him out into the storm. ... Clearly the images of sight and blindness are central to the story of King Lear and to the character development of Gloucester and King Lear himself. ...

• Word Count: 1839
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• Grade Level: High School

These two stories are defined as tragedies because they meet the criteria of what a tragic hero stands for, i.e. a hero is larger than life, and both stories have a tragic fall caused by some error or moral weakness. ... The stories reveal a fatal error in judgement and a character flaw, which causes their downfall, suffering and enlightenment. In the opening of Shakespeare's King Lear the first error in judgement is introduced in scene 1.1 lines 95-98, where Cordelia confesses her love for her father. ... Lear made a monumental mistake when he handed over his kingship to his t...

• Word Count: 1747
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare's, Much Ado About Nothing is described as a comedy, however the plays comedic revelation is based upon the number of themes featured in this story. ... The most separated due to Don John's actions are Hero and her father. Leonato reacted terribly to the news he was told about his only daughter and therefore the conflict Don John instigated caused even more conflict to occur... The message is sent out to the people following the story as they see the characters learning from mistakes and thinking clearer. ... In the story it was powerful enough and reality became...

• Word Count: 1520
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• Grade Level: High School

She now belongs to another man who is not her father; she is restricted to her virginity and this confinement is not her choice. 
... When Prospero recounts her story, we see that she is an independent woman who maintains her power even after having had sex. ... A recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is men using their daughters to establish political alliances. ... This is imposed by her father, a symbol of patriarchal power. Prospero's plotting, in The Tempest, can also be used as an example, though he is more subtle and attuned to his daughter's desires.

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• Word Count: 2000
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is quickly displayed in the story when the Duke seeks Othello's council immediately after hearing news of an impending attack by the Turks. ... This is derived from his decision to marry the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. ... Othello is harassed by Desdemona's father, who claims that he used magic to steal his daughter from him. ... Aaron is a smart man, and he uses his intelligence to guide Demetrius and Chiron to rape Lavinia, Titus's daughter. ... To some degree he plays the role of father figure to Chiron and Demetrius. ...

• Word Count: 1913
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• Grade Level: High School

William Shakespeare is a literary legend; composing dozens of plays, poems and short stories - mostly about love, incest, murder, tragedy and infidelity. ... Brabantio believes Othello, has swayed Desdemona with his dark magic, "My Daughter! Oh my Daughter!" ... Desdemona boldly speaks up to her father; "My duty is to the Moor now. ... Brabantio accepts his daughter's decision and joins their hands together, "Come Hither Moor, I here do give thee that with all my heart,"" (Shakespeare 789.) ...

• Word Count: 1320
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This is quickly displayed in the story when the Duke seeks Othello's council immediately after hearing news of an impending attack by the Turks. ... This is derived from his decision to marry the daughter of a powerful senator of Venice. ... Othello is harassed by Desdemona's father, who claims that he used magic to steal his daughter from him. ... Aaron is a smart man, and he uses his intelligence to guide Demetrius and Chiron to rape Lavinia, Titus's daughter. ... To some degree he plays the role of father figure to Chiron and Demetrius. ...

• Word Count: 1882
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The first group I discuss, deal with the fools who deserve a little pity, for they have spun their stories by making bad decisions. ... That moment in act 1 scene 1, was the catalyst for the entire play, and if he had the common sense not to cast out his only loyal daughter, then he might not have had those horrible problems he did in the play. ... Goneril and Regan were out to get their father's power. After Cordelia was out of the picture, they really started plotting the downfall of their father. ... Although they were on the top of their game for most of the time, they just fumble...

• Word Count: 1756
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In two years, they had three children, a daughter named Susanna, and twins, Hamnet and Judith. ... However, a few years after the company was formed, The Theatre Richard Burbage had inherited from his father was in financial trouble (Delville). ... Although many stories had been done about Caesar, and the story was a legend in England, Shakespeare's version surprised many people by its originality (Timeline). ...

• Word Count: 1655
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School