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King Lear: Shakespeare's King Lear
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Shakespeare's King Lear is a study in the art of writing on a myriad of levels. This 5 page paper asserts that within the play is an element of Romanticism that wasn't defined until a century after the play was written. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Kent, King Lear's loyal and selfless companion, is one of Shakespeare's most cherished creations. "Kent is, perhaps, the nearest to perfect goodness in all Shakespeare's characters, and yet the most individualized." (Complete Works of Samuel Coleridge, Vol. IV, edited by W.G.T. Shedd, Harper and Bros., New York: 1884, pp. 138).
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King Lear is widely regarded as Shakespeare's crowning artistic achievement. The scenes in which a mad Lear rages naked on a stormy heath against his deceitful daughters and nature itself are considered by many scholars to be the finest example of tragic lyricism in the English language. Shakespeare took his main plot line of an aged monarch abused by his children from a folk tale that appeared first in written form in the 12th century and was based on spoken stories that originated much further into the Middle Ages. In several written versions of "Lear," the king does not go mad, his "good" daughter does not die, and the tale has a happy ending.
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This 6 page paper talks about the relationship that the king, of Shakespeare's King Lear, has with his daughters. The plot, as it concerns the relationships, is discussed. Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are each evaluated in terms of their personalities and how they relate to their father. No additional sources cited.
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The story of Lear, already a legend in Shakespeare's time, is that of an aged king who divides his kingdom between his three daughters. While the eldest two flatter their father with false promises, Cordelia, his youngest and most loving daughter, is banished for her honesty. This sets in motion a disastrous chain of events in which the kingdom is engulfed in war and the king descends into madness.
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As the honorable and beloved daughter of King Lear, Cordelia ranks among Shakespeare's finest heroines. Although Cordelia's role in the play is minor (appearing on stage only in the first and final act), she is ever-present in the minds of readers as the symbol of virtue and mercy, in stark contrast to her sisters, Goneril and Regan.
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