You may be asking yourselves why begin this forum on King Lear? ... He described King Lear as a "pure tragedy". ... Through Kelly's statement of King Lear being a tragedy, proven by the plays coherence to Aristotle's theory, hence redemption is achieved ensued by restoration of order and a final note of optimism, although brief and having come of a high price- the death of Cordelia. ... Do you believe King Lear is a tale of redemption? Thank you and enjoy studying King Lear. ...

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