King lear

            
             • Theme of Human Causality.
             - Gloucester does not realize that humans cause their own problems, not the stars.
             Plot Structure/Furthering of the Plot.
            
             • People blame forces beyond their control (fate), which allow for evil to take over and villains such as Edmund to be in control of his fate.
            
             • Parallel Plot Structure established between -Gloucester and his sons .
             -King Lear and his daughters .
             3.) All other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with.
             Context.
            
             • Act I, Scene IV.
             Fool to King Lear .
             Development of Character.
            
             • shows the true wisdom of the Fool.
            
             • establishes Fool as voice of wisdom and reason-everything that Lear is not.
            
             • helps to magnify the extent to which Lear is mad-the Fool, not the King, is wise.
            
             • Fool says things that others would be punished for.
             Theme.
            
             • Theme of Appearance vs. Reality.
             Fool appears to be foolish, but is actually a voice of reason and wisdom.
             Plot Structure/Furthering of Plot.
            
             • points out Lear's failure to see his mistakes.
            
             • Lear has given away everything else that he was born with-his land, his title, his power.
             4.) What in ill thoughts again? Men must endure.
             Their going hence, even as their coming hither;.
             Ripeness is all: come on.
             Context.
            
             • Act V, Scene II.
             Edgar to Gloucester.
             Development of Character.
            
             • Portrays Edgar as wise beyond his years-more so than Gloucester.
            
             • Edgar has what it takes to survive tragedy, and he does live (as does Kent and Albany) to tell of King Lear's story.
             Theme.
            
             • Theme of Parent/ Child Relationship.
             - Edgar telling his father his wise thoughts one men- they must endure and survive in order to to truly live.
             - Role reversal- instead of Gloucester reassuring his son, it is Edgar reassuring his father.
             Plot Structure/Furthering of the Plot.
            
             • Edgar has just informed Gloucester that Lear has lost war and that Lear and Cordelia have been captured.