Understanding "King Lear" Simplified Guide
This guide provides a simplified approach to understanding and learning about the plot, characters, themes, quotes, and exam techniques related to Shakespeare's "King Lear." It covers key aspects of the play like main characters, plot details, themes such as justice and madness, and acts breakdown for easy comprehension.
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KING LEAR For DUMMIES
INTRODUCTION This guide will help you understand and learn how to The different plots of King Lear The characters of King Lear The themes of King Lear Which quotes are best to learn Critics Context And exam techniques and practice
CHARACTERS KING LEAR main protagonist CORDELIA, GONERIL, REGAN Lear s daughters KENT Lear s advisor and friend CORNWALL AND ALBANY Earls THE FOOL Lear s fool OSWALD Goneril s handyman GLOUCTER Earl EDGAR AND EDMUND Gloucter s sons MAIN PLOT SUB PLOT
THEMES Justice Blindness Nature/Astrology Deceit/Betrayal Madness Reconciliation
ACTS OF KING LEAR A1/S1 Find out that Lear has had a change of heart Love trial takes place Cordelia is banished Kent is banished Lear hands his responsibilities over to Regan and Goneril
ACTS OF KING LEAR A1/S2 Sub plot takes place Edmund starts to plot against Edgar Introduction of the letters Edgar is made to run
ACTS OF KING LEAR A1/S3 Takes place at Goneril s home Goneril has become fed up with Lear and his knights behaviour Tells Oswald to treat Lear badly
ACTS OF KING LEAR A1/S4 Kent returns in disguise Kent stands up against Oswald Lear takes him on as a servent Goneril confronts Lear about his subjects behaviour Lear leaves for Regans residence
ACTS OF KING LEAR A1/S5 Lear sends Kent with a letter for Glouscter Fools warns that Regan will act the same as Goneril Lear prays to not become mad
IMPORTANT QUOTES Do you smell a fault? A1/S1/pg158 nothing will come of nothing. A1/S1/pg164 Old fools are babes again A1/S3/pg 191 I confess that I am old; A2/S2/pg 249
IMPORTANT QUOTES Here I stand your slave, a poor, infirm, weak and despised old man. A3/S2/pg 264 I am a man more sinned against than sinning. A3/S2/pg 267 When that which makes me bend makes the King bow, A3/S7/pg 294
IMPORTANT QUOTES Out, vile jelly, A3/S7/pg 301 As flies to wanton boys are we to gods, they kill us for sport. A4/S1/pg 306 Reason in madness. A4/S6/pg 340 kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! A4/S6/pg 341
IMPORTANT QUOTES To know our enemies minds we rip their hearts, A4/S6/pg 347 but I am bound Upon a wheel of fire A4/S7/pg 353 My master calls me, I must not say no. A5/S3/pg 392
CONTEXT Jacobean period March 24th 1603 till March 27th 1625 James VI King of Scots ruled Golden age of Elizabethan Literature
CONTEXT DIVIGN RIGHT OF KINGS Kings gained the right to rule directly from God Only God can judge and unjust King THE GREAT CHAIN OF BEING Strict religious hierarchal structure of all matter and life, believed to have been decreed by god
CONTEXT - BELIFES RELIGION Conflict between Catholics and Protestants Jacobeans were extremely religious and God fearing ASTROLOGY Study of position of the stars and aspects of celestial bodies Believed they had great influence over humans
THE ANNESLEY LAW SUIT Sir Brian Annesley, declared insane by the eldest of his three daughters to take control of his property youngest daughter defended him WILLIAM ALLEN A mayor of London, who was treated poorly by his three daughters after dividing his wealth among then
CRITICS ORWELL - King Lear is too drawn out and has too many characters and sub-plots - To fool is integral to the play / acts as a chorus - Social criticisms are made by the Fool/Egdar pretending to be mad or in Lear s bouts of madness
CRITICS COPPELIA KAHN - Play was about female anxiety G.WILSON KNIGHT - Mankind are deliberately tormented by the Gods WILLIAM HAZLITT - Lear is the reason to all his own problems
AOs THE AOS WHAT THE SPECIFICATION SAYS SIMPLIFIED MARKS AO1 Articulate creative, informed and relevant responses to literary texts, using appropriate terminology, and concepts, and coherent, accurate written expression. Quotes and terminology 10 AO2 Demonstrated detailed critical understanding in analysing the ways structure, form and language shape meanings in literary texts Structure and unpacking 10 AO3 Comparisons between different literary texts informed by interpretations of other readers Critical interpretations 10 AO4 Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received. Context 10
HOW TO WRITE AN ESSAY AND BUILD AN ARGUMENT MAIN IDEA Here s what I think Here are my reasons COUNTER ARGUMENTS __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ EVIDENCE but here s the weakness ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ STRONG FINISH! ___________________ ___________________ When you weigh all the evidence you conclude that
