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William Shakespeare's King Lear and Theology

with and through broad theological propositions that include the inherent conflict between medieval and Renaissance values (Sisson...

Bard's Personality as Reflected in His Plays

were specifically constructed to entertain royalty, it was the impassioned actions of his characters that leave little doubt that ...

Seventeenth Century 'Old English' Literature

observing the "loud mirth in the hall," yet unable to be a part of such fellowship due to no fault of its own, but rather the circ...

Act III, Scene 4 of King Lear by William Shakespeare

psychologist points out that Edgar discusses his own case lucidly, while indulging in unlimited incoherence in regards to everythi...

Comparative Analysis of Rulers in 4 Plays by William Shakespeare

trained to the arts of war and government, and not toward the finer sensibilities . Therefore, Theseus supports Egeus in forcing h...

Insanity of King Lear

enter the hovel, stating that he will pray and then sleep. Lear then prays for all the people who do not have shelter on this nigh...

Midsummer Night's Dream and King Lear, a Study in Shakespearean Conflict

her standards and lie to her father. She is seen, therefor, as the evil daughter, not the righteous daughter she truly is: "Lears ...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and its Christian Content

persecuted and killed for their faith. We also note that throughout the play Lear slowly develops into a man who understands hi...

Families in the Works of William Shakespeare and Happiness

of shallowness in schemings clothing, while rejecting the honest and heartfelt response of Cordelia, the only daughter who truly d...

William Shakespeare's 'Absent' Mothers in Six Plays

"What, will you not suffer me? Nay, now I see / She is your treasure, she must have a husband; / I must dance bare-foot on her we...

Feminist Reading of King Lear by William Shakespeare

a man who is looking to the future. He looks to the future through his three daughters, imagining that his favorite, the youngest,...

Perspectives on Authority in Renaissance Drama

The writer examines several of Shakespeare's plays (King Lear and The Tempest), as well as Fuente Ovejuna by the Spanish playwrigh...

17th Century English Literature and Time Significance

In five pages this paper discusses the importance of time in King Lear by William Shakespeare, the play Everyman, and The Canterbu...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and the Fool Character

In five pages this paper examines the dramatic function of the Fool in King Lear by William Shakespeare. There are no other sourc...

Appearances versus Reality in William Shakespeare's King Lear

In six pages the dual nature of King Lear is analyzed in a thematic comparison that features the conflict of appearances vs. reali...

Multifaceted King Lear

In seven pages this paper discusses the multifaceted protagonist William Shakespeare created in King Lear and all of the personali...

Cordelia and King Lear

In five pages this essay examines the unwavering love Cordelia had for her father King Lear despite his oftentimes less than pater...

Overview of Postmodern Views on William Shakespeare

In ten pages this paper examines postmodern philosopher Stanley Cavell's views on William Shakespeare's tragic plays Antony and Cl...

Evil and the Great Britain of William Shakespeare's King Lear

In ten pages this paper discusses the three groups of characters, the dual plots, and the evil of Great Britain that are featured ...

Shakespeare and Fathers

In seven pages the similarities and differences in paternal behaviors exhibited in William Shakepseare's Macbeth, King Lear, and M...

The Use of Critical Sources in Understanding Works of Shakespeare

in joining such a group. By discussing books and plays with peers, an individual can hear other opinions on subject matter that h...

'Breathtaking' King Lear by William Shakespeare

In six pages this paper examines the significance of taking a breath in this analysis of King Lear by William Shakespeare. There ...

Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of King Lear compared and contrasted with Kurosawa’s Ran and

In this essay which contains three sources and five pages, the writer compares and contrasts the film of Akira Kurosawa called RAN...

King Lear by William Shakespeare and Natural Law

In 5 pages this paper examines how the Elizabethans perceived natural law in a consideration of how it is represented in William S...

Shakespeare and Sophocles, Tragedy, and Heroism

In 8 pages this paper examines the concept of the tragic hero in a comparison of King Lear by William Shakespeare and Sophocles' O...

Tragic Hero King Lear

Lear," Lear chooses the love and respect of his children as the highest good, and so can only suffer from loss of their love and r...

Analysis of the Fool in in William Shakespeare's King Lear

In four pages this character analysis of the fool character in King Lear makes reference to Shakespeare The Invention of the Huma...

4 Western Literary Works and Free Will

In 6 pages the theme of free will as it appears in Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, King Lear by William Shakespeare, Docto...

Role of the Gloucester Subplot in King Lear by William Shakespeare

Lear professions of love, but Cordelia did not and her answer was not the one he wanted from her. Because of this, he gave his ki...

Apocalypse and King Lear by William Shakespeare

In seven pages this paper examines how the apocalypse is symbolized in the flawed pagan King Lear, who is the protagonist of Shake...