According to this definition, there was much love displayed in Shakespeare's, King Lear. ... It can be said that all three of King Lear's daughters loved him, however, only Cordelia truly loved him. ... Another aspect of love to be examined in King Lear is that of loyalty. ... Whatever connotations the word love has, there are many forms of it, and King Lear brings out the best and worst of these forms. ... Two great examples of loyal characters in King Lear are Kent and Edgar. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

Discuss Shakespeare's handling of the concepts of blindness and insight in King Lear The concepts of blindness and sight are not explored by Shakespeare as physical qualities, but rather mental attributes. ... He attempts to reason with King Lear on Cordelia's behalf, risking his life; "The youngest daughter does not love thee least, Nor are those empty-hearted, whose low sounds Reverb no hollowness". ... Kent responds to this with, "See better, Lear, and let me still remain", but Lear does not go back on his words. ... At this point, Gloucester has the moral insight Lear ...

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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. ... 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 refusal to participate in the King's love test proves that she is the most loving daughter, but Lear banishes her from their kingdom. ... The only female character in King Lear with a single positive quality is Cordelia, the intelligent, kind woman who is arguably the restorative hero. ... Th...

• Word Count: 1537
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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?... He's almost like a sassy son to Lear. ... 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 of the play, King Lear dies. ...

• Word Count: 1869
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

In The Tragedy of King Lear, William Shakespeare draws our support for his villains as well as his heroes, asking us to explore what drives someone to action. ... In this way, King Lear suggests that people are given what they deserve, that there is justice in the end result and the way things turn out are always fitting. ... The genre of King Lear is unquestionably tragedy: tragic because of the absence of love within these five acts. ... Later, his love triangle with King Lear's daughters, Regan and Goneril, touches upon the sisters' own absence of love for their father. ... The ...

• Word Count: 2076
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School