Lear Questions and Answers
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Compare Shakespeare's King Lear with Edward Bond's Lear.
There is a lot to compare between the two works, but one interesting approach is to compare the two central characters: King Lear. What's interesting about the comparison is how similar the two...
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How is Edward Bond's Lear a modern drama?
Edward Bond's Lear is a modern drama because it reflects a lack of redemption and portrays intense emotional fragmentation. Unlike Shakespeare's version, Bond's characters, including Cordelia, are...
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In Lear, what is the significance of Warrington's torture scene?
The torture of Warrington is relevant to the play "Lear" because it shows the reader that not only are Bodice and Fontanelle cruel, they are willing to be cruel in any way. The cruelty of Bodice and...
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How does the theme of 'trials' compare between Bond's Lear and Shakespeare's King Lear?
I actually think that the subtext of the question provides much in way of answer. Shakespeare might not present much in way of trials and adjudication because Lear, himself, undergoes his own...
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How do Lear (Edward Bond) and Shakespeare's King Lear treat sanity and insanity?
I haven't read Bond's version, but the best thing to do is to take both characters and make a list of things that are similar and dissimilar about the two. Don't think too much about it, just...