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- Everything about Lear is over the top. His vanity and foolishness are extreme, and his eventual...
Posted by mshurn on Oct 23, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - A true tragedy at once horrifies and elevates, and King Lear is no exception. As we see scenes of...
Posted by kc4u on Oct 22, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - I've enjoyed reading your comments on King Lear, but well it,s been a long time since I last...
Posted by sohair on Aug 23, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - It all depends on how his definition is translated: “A tragedy, then, is the imitation of an...
Posted by epollock on Jun 13, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - In so far as Lear is a king, he belongs to high rank/station, and therefore basically qualified...
Posted by kc4u on Jun 13, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - Lear's three daughters can be placed in two broad categories--good & bad. The bad daughters...
Posted by kc4u on May 29, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - King Lear and Cordelia's relationship is characterized by loyalty and betrayal. When Cordelia...
Posted by mshurn on Mar 19, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - There is a lot in Lear about the difference between words and actions. Goneril and Regan betray...
Posted by eltraylo on Mar 18, 2009 in the King Lear Group. - Issues of power, property, and inheritance drive the plot in King Lear, but they do not encompass...
Posted by mshurn on Mar 5, 2009 in the King Lear Group.


