King Lear

The tragic elements of King Lear include Lear's descent into madness, the betrayal by his daughters Goneril and Regan, and the ultimate realization of his folly too late to save himself or Cordelia....

Shakespeare's quote "There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass" means that any beautiful woman will spend time looking at herself in a mirror, primping, and making faces to admire...

Lear faces an internal and external conflict in Act III scene 2. He is self-aware that he is losing his grip on reality, but cannot stop himself from railing against his two ungrateful daughters, who...

Conflict in King Lear is symbolically represented by the storm in Act III, reflecting both internal and external discord. The storm mirrors Lear's inner turmoil and madness as he grapples with...

A soliloquy is a speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts or feelings. In King Lear, an example is Lear's "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!" speech in Act...