Description
Consider the rather large cast of characters we meet in this play and the events that make up the plot.
Characters: Lear, Cornelia, Goneril, the Duke of Albany, Regan, the Duke of Cornwall, Edmund, Edgar, the Duke of Gloucester, Oswald, Kent, and the fool
Initial Posts and Responses:
Select two of the characters who strike you as opposite as a basis for the initial post. Then select one of the following pairing to examine the characters:
- civilized behavior and animalistic instincts/behavior
- deception and honesty
- authority and chaos
- reason (what can be controlled) and nature (the uncontrollable)
What is revealed about the characters when we examine them from one of these perspectives?
***PLAY LINK BELOW***
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/lear/full.html
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Explanation & Answer
Here you go, student. Let me know if you need edits.
Running head:
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King Lear
Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees
Institutional Affiliation(s)
Author Note
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Polar Opposites
There are many antagonistic forces interacting in Shakespeare’s “King Lear”. The King’s
daughters, for example, can be divided into two opposite groups based on their morali...
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