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  What are some good quotes to memorize for essay questions?

  Posted by melwel on Nov 13, 2009 at 09:06 PM

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  Short note on improbalities and inconsistencies in the play King Lear.

  Posted by meni on Nov 10, 2009 at 04:42 PM

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  Lear's language style changes from ornate and sophisticated to simple, monosyllabic. Can you help me find more examples of this?

  Posted by nati8 on Nov 9, 2009 at 08:28 AM

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  Give short notes on: parent/child relationship theme in King Lear, Cordelia's hanging justified, & improbabilities/inconsistencies in the play.

  Posted by meni on Nov 6, 2009 at 04:40 PM

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  How is redemption present in "King Lear?"

  Posted by snugbug90 on Oct 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM

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  Explain Cordelia as a tragic figure in King Lear.

  Posted by swapon on Oct 19, 2009 at 12:09 AM

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  The nature & natural phenomena in King Lear.Discuss to what extent nature influences the charaters & how it is used to explain relationships?

  Posted by cindy101 on Oct 18, 2009 at 03:31 PM

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  Why are Lear's wanderings on the health related to the audience before he is actually seen? (Act 3 Scene 1)

  Posted by choice37 on Oct 7, 2009 at 03:01 PM

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  What two incredible circumstances puzzle Lear at the beginning of this scene ?

  Posted by choice37 on Oct 4, 2009 at 07:59 AM

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  Why is the disguise of a Bedlam beggar the safest one for Edgar in King Lear, Act 2, Scene 3.

  Posted by choice37 on Oct 1, 2009 at 05:34 PM

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  What words of Lear indicate the terrible impact of Goneril's treatment ? (Act 1 Scene 5)

  Posted by choice37 on Sep 30, 2009 at 05:52 AM

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  What motive prompts Kent to assume a disguise in Act I, scene 4 of King Lear?

  Posted by choice37 on Sep 28, 2009 at 02:59 PM

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  In act 4 scene 1 why did Edgar keep his real identity from Gloucester?

  Posted by anime09 on Sep 21, 2009 at 01:26 PM

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  How does "Enter Lear, fantastically dressed with wild flowers" show Lear's mental state?

  Posted by girl17 on Sep 4, 2009 at 07:43 AM

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  give explation of mend your speech a little,lest it may may your fortune by william shakespeare

  Posted by pargatsingh on Aug 30, 2009 at 06:24 AM

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  Comment on Imagery in King Lear?

  Posted by vashu-k on Aug 14, 2009 at 07:14 AM

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  what evidence is there that kent deliberately antagonizes cornwall and regan? Why might he do this?

  Posted by minty4444 on Aug 8, 2009 at 09:41 AM

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  How are the images of blindness and sight in 'King Lear' relevant to characteriztion, plot and theme?

  Posted by turnips123 on Jul 22, 2009 at 01:08 AM

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  Why is the quality of loyalty being HIDDEN throughout "King Lear"?

  Posted by rocks87 on Jul 22, 2009 at 12:23 AM

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  How is the power of the realm realigned at the end of the play, and why do we not have a feeling of completion or satisfaction from this realignment?

  Posted by cathryn on Jul 21, 2009 at 01:23 PM

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  What is the meaning behind the quote, "and we shall all laugh at the gilded butterflies"?

  Posted by gharw1 on Jul 2, 2009 at 09:09 PM

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  In Act II, scene 4 of "King Lear", how does Lear's use of language reveal the changes of state in his mind?

  Posted by dkebvg on Jun 21, 2009 at 03:44 PM

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  How do you pronunce Goneril's name in Shakespere's "King Lear"?

  Posted by shake09 on May 21, 2009 at 09:20 PM

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  What are some tragic moments in Lear's life? Discuss.

  Posted by xxshar09xx on May 19, 2009 at 11:38 AM

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  Discuss the 2 men who initially wanted to marry Cordelia in "King Lear". Who married her, and why?

  Posted by nermeeen on May 14, 2009 at 05:34 AM

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  What are the most important changes in Lear throughout the play?

  Posted by xxshar09xx on May 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM

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  \!/ I need a literary critical essay on King Lear \!/

  Posted by electro on May 3, 2009 at 08:53 AM

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  Do you get a sense of there being an "animal man" after reading the play?

  Posted by pamzy on Apr 27, 2009 at 07:54 AM

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  Does King Lear fit Aristotle's definition of a tragic hero?

  Posted by myrlettae on Apr 18, 2009 at 04:07 AM

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  What is the importance of the Fool in the play "King Lear"?

  Posted by nightstar1684 on Apr 10, 2009 at 11:32 PM

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  How does Lear lose his power and how unconventional is this in Shakespeare's play, King Lear?

  Posted by bint on Apr 10, 2009 at 09:08 AM

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  What are the ironic reversals in King Lear?

  Posted by dekauke on Apr 6, 2009 at 02:10 PM

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  "lear and gloucester become better men for their sufferings" explan this statement?

  Posted by budgiekkk on Mar 31, 2009 at 02:21 AM

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  costume of king lear?

  Posted by friendlydevil on Mar 29, 2009 at 08:25 AM

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  Which of the two, King Lear and Gloucester, is more sinned against than sinning?

  Posted by aliciarleen on Mar 27, 2009 at 06:10 AM

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  What are the parent/child relationships in "King Lear"?

  Posted by sarvchohan on Mar 25, 2009 at 03:28 AM

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  Can anyone explain the "values" in King Lear and how Shakespeare conveys them in his play?

  Posted by headlylemar on Mar 23, 2009 at 03:02 AM

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  Can anyone explain the societal and cultural values in "King Lear" and how they relate to society today?

  Posted by headlylemar on Mar 22, 2009 at 01:10 AM

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  in what sense is it ironic that gloucester confides his good intentions in his illegitimate son,edmund?

  Posted by whatever14 on Mar 10, 2009 at 01:26 PM

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  how does shakes pear use edmund to discuss the larger transcendent idea of human fate and control?

  Posted by syedirizvi on Feb 26, 2009 at 06:20 PM

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  What are the most important changes that take place in the character of Lear during the play King Lear?

  Posted by clara123 on Feb 23, 2009 at 10:57 AM

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  Why does Albany cede the kingdom to Edgar and Kent at the end of the play?  Shouldn't he, by rights, be king?

  Posted by amyklenz on Feb 18, 2009 at 05:50 AM

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  What are Cordelia's and Kent's traits in King Lear?

  Posted by whiteangel on Feb 13, 2009 at 06:04 AM

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  "It is not Lear's weakness, but his strength that makes the story a tragedy." Discuss this in relation to The Tragedy of King Lear.  

  Posted by anneso on Feb 5, 2009 at 10:40 PM

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  Explain the developement of the character of Edmund in King Lear?

  Posted by xx-blondie-xx on Feb 4, 2009 at 09:28 AM

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  Who is Cordelia in "King Lear"?

  Posted by keats2009 on Jan 22, 2009 at 01:22 AM

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  In "King Lear", why is Goneril angry at her father?

  Posted by hayahh97 on Jan 20, 2009 at 07:00 AM

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  In what manner has Lear caused all the strife that occurs between himself and his daughters in "King Lear"?

  Posted by kidd12 on Jan 13, 2009 at 04:00 PM

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  Ever hard, can someone out there help with King Lear?

  Posted by mwanda on Jan 12, 2009 at 05:54 AM

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  Who are the flat characters and the round characters in King Lear? and why?

  Posted by whiteangel on Jan 7, 2009 at 02:43 AM