King Lear

Like the title of the play, the main character of the play, who also appears to be the protagonist in the play bears the name King Lear. He is a father to three daughters whom he wishes to give his Kingdom. To do so, he decides to divide it following…

As one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, King Lear explores the breakdown of its central character, King Lear, as he tries to divide his kingdom between his daughters. McAlindon (cited in McEachen, 2) defines tragedy as ‘an intense exploration of suffering focused on the experience of an exceptional individual’ and…

Mercy may have a nobler ring to it, but Justice is undeniably more effective in deterring people from committing crimes. If someone commits a crime it is important that he or she is given a punishment that is equivalent to the severity of their actions. This is how the universe…

In both William Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and Anita Rau Badami’s “Hero’s Walk,” the characters learn through a series of heartbreaking and misguided assumptions that relationships are the key to our rise or downfall. In Shakespeare’s tale, the classic Greek hero structure is revealed as King Lear painfully learns the folly…

‘King Lear’ is one of the most critically acclaimed Shakespearean masterworks known to the literary world. Different events in this play introduce the audience to a rich and penetrating portrayal of the human tragedy at its worst. King Lear is the title character of this tragedy which very, unfortunately, loses…

King Lear is regarded as one among the greatest tragedies of Shakespeare believed to have written between 1603 and 1606. Shakespeare adopted the story of the play from Holinshed’s chronicle that deals with the story of King Lear and his daughters. He has also adopted another story, Gloucester and his…

William Shakespeare’s plays often provided a great deal of insight into the psychology of his characters and King Lear is no exception. As King Lear prepares for his retirement, he thinks to set things up for a comfortable and easy journey through time to the end of his life. However,…

1) Lear begins as a powerful figure, who wants to retire from the responsibilities of being King of Britain. He thinks he will spend his remaining years under the benevolent care of his daughters, each of whom will inherit one third of his empire. Regan and Goneril give appropriately flattering…

1) Edgar is forced to run for his life after he is betrayed by Edmund, his half-brother. Edgar meets up with his father in Act 4, sc Gloucester has been blinded by Cornwall. “Bless thy sweet eyes,” Edgar says, “they bleed”. Gloucester doesn’t know that his son is right in…

Edmund and Cordelia are two characters which occupy separate poles morally. Relationships in King Lear focus around both good and evil as Cordelia and Edmund, perfect images of good and evil, struggle with sibling rivalry, betrayal, love triangles and experience a tragic death. Both characters introduce chaos in the play as…