In the summer days, the sun, "the eye of heaven" (ll. 5), often shines "too hot," or too dim, "his gold complexion dimmed" (ll. 6), that is there are many hot days during the summer but soon the sun begins to set earlier at night because autumn is approaching. ...
As the young, recently crowned King of England, Henry sets out to prove himself by seizing his alleged birthright in France. ... He goes on to say "I think he would not wish himself anywhere but where he is" which can refer to being on the battlefield representing England, but can also refer to being amongst the people he serves. ... When his father, Henry IV, usurped the throne from Richard II, Henry IV set the precedent for his own possible usurpation, and Henry IV then has to fight off all sorts of upheavals throughout his kingship. ...
For that reason, the anticipation or part that Lavinia serves within the Roman community is that of a tradable exchange between the Romans and the Goths, which by the closing of the play is degraded to nothing. ... Her beliefs have been placed upon her from outside persons, which, in turn, set the sufferings upon her. ... According to King Lear, she is his favorite daughter; one whom he intended "to set my rest/On her kind nursery" (1.1.123-4). Lear theorizes Cordelia as his daughter and arrogantly seeks to set her up as "his mother during his second childhood." ...
Half naked (only covered with a blanket), he encounters Lear in the heath and utters words of truth: ...obey thy parents; keep thy word's justice; swear nut; commit not with man's sworn spouse; set not thy sweet heart on proud array (3.4.80-83). ... Tom's command, "set not thy sweet heart on proud array" becomes valid in face of the proud king's degeneration: "Death on my state" he (Lear) cries, looking at Kent (2.4.110). ...
Most of the comedy fabricates through her character, and the transformation of Kate from strong-willed and shrewd to obedient and subservient serves as the play's "lesson." ... Petruchio sets out to "woo this wildcat" (1.2, 195), and vows to "tame you, Kate, / And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate / Conformable as other household Kates" (2.1, 273-275), (Marvel 86). ...
King Lear is one of the greatest tragedy play written by William Shakespeare, which portrays the intense suffering from the blindness through Lear king of Britain and the earl of Gloucester. According to Dictionaries, blindness is defined as "unable to see and lacking of sight, but blindness that...
