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King Lear
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William Shakespeare
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Summary
Act and Scene Summaries
Act 1, Scenes 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act 1, Scenes 3–5 Summary and Analysis
Act 2, Scenes 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act 2, Scenes 3–4 Summary and Analysis
Act 3, Scenes 1–3 Summary and Analysis
Act 3, Scenes 4–5 Summary and Analysis
Act 3, Scenes 6–7 Summary and Analysis
Act 4, Scenes 1–2 Summary and Analysis
Act 4, Scenes 3–5 Summary and Analysis
Act 4, Scenes 6–7 Summary and Analysis
Act 5, Scenes 1–3 Summary and Analysis
Questions & Answers
Themes
Themes: All Themes
Themes: Loyalty
Themes: Madness
Themes: Power
Themes: Timelessness
Themes: Irrationality
Themes: Secularism
Characters
Analysis
Analysis
Historical and Social Context
Connections and Further Reading
Critical Essays
Sample Essay Outlines
Criticism
Critical Evaluation
Essays
King Lear
Quotes
Quotes
Quotes in Context
Character and Theme Quotes
Criticism
Multiple-Choice Quizzes
PDF Downloads
Lesson Plans
Teaching Guide
Introduction
Key Plot Points
History of the Text
Significant Allusions
Teaching Approaches
Suggested Essay Topics
Short-Answer Quizzes
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act I, Scene 1
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act I, Scene 2
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act I, Scene 3
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act I, Scene 4
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act I, Scene 5
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act II, Scene 1
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act II, Scenes 2 and 3
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act II, Scene 4
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 1
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 2
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 3
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 4
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 5
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 6
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act III, Scene 7
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 1
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 2
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 3
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 4
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 5
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 6
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act IV, Scene 7
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act V, Scenes 1 and 2
Short-Answer Quizzes: Act V, Scene 3
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Characters
King Lear
Cordelia
Goneril
Regan
Edgar
Kent
Edmund
Gloucester
The Fool
Albany
King of France
Plot
Act 1
Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 2
Act 1, Scene 3
Act 1, Scene 4
Act 2
Act 2, Scene 3
Act 2, Scene 4
Act 3
Act 3, Scene 2
Act 3, Scene 4
Act 3, Scene 6
Act 3, Scene 7
Act 4
Act 4, Scene 1
Act 4, Scene 2
Act 4, Scene 5
Act 4, Scene 6
Act 4, Scene 7
Act 5
Act 5, Scene 3
Ending
Main Plot
Subplot
Themes
Power
Family Dynamics
Conflict
Appearance vs. Reality
Madness
Tragedy
Love
Old Age
Generational Conflict
Destiny
Suffering
Nature
Justice
Human Condition
Filial Ingratitude
Quotes
Which of You Shall We Say Doth Love Us Most?
We Will Laugh at Gilded Butterflies
Howl, Howl, Howl, Howl! O, You Are Men of Stone.
I Am a Man / More Sinned Against Than Sinning
The Oldest Hath Borne Most; We That Are Young / Shall Never See So Much, nor Live So Long
Sharper Than Serpent's Tooth is an Ungrateful Child
Literary Devices
Metaphor
Soliloquy
Personification
Imagery
Hyperbole
Aside
Synecdoche
Irony
Simile
Symbolism
The Storm
Clothes
Blindness
Style
Language
Genre
Tragedy
