King LearInsight Publications, 2011 - 224 pages Even the most resolutely disengaged students can finally 'discover' and thrill to the rhythms and passions of Shakespeare's plays! Award-winning teachers and Shakespearean scholars have extensively trialled their approach to teaching Shakespeare's plays in the classroom, and this series is the result! The plays in this series are becoming increasingly popular for student resources in schools as English and Drama teachers discover their fabulous teaching and learning qualities. |
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... father , John Shakespeare , was a glove maker and was involved in a number of other business activities . He became a member of the town council when Shakespeare was very young . Shakespeare was John and Anne's third child . He had ...
... father , John Shakespeare , was a glove maker and was involved in a number of other business activities . He became a member of the town council when Shakespeare was very young . Shakespeare was John and Anne's third child . He had ...
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... father declared medically insane in order to take over his fortune. His youngest daughter, Cordell, defended her father against the claim of insanity. The incredible parallels between these events and the well-known story of King Lear ...
... father declared medically insane in order to take over his fortune. His youngest daughter, Cordell, defended her father against the claim of insanity. The incredible parallels between these events and the well-known story of King Lear ...
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... Fathers that wear rags Do make their children blind ; But fathers that bear bags Shall see their children kind . Fortune , that arrant whore , Ne'er turns the key to the poor . ( Act 2 Scene 4 ) This is a good example of how rhyme ...
... Fathers that wear rags Do make their children blind ; But fathers that bear bags Shall see their children kind . Fortune , that arrant whore , Ne'er turns the key to the poor . ( Act 2 Scene 4 ) This is a good example of how rhyme ...
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... father with a daughter when she marries Ere : Before Fie : An exclamation of annoyance , disapproval or disgust Knave : Troublemaker or trickster Prithee : A polite term when asking for something ( equivalent to please ) Sirrah ...
... father with a daughter when she marries Ere : Before Fie : An exclamation of annoyance , disapproval or disgust Knave : Troublemaker or trickster Prithee : A polite term when asking for something ( equivalent to please ) Sirrah ...
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... father as a daughter should, and no more. In fury, King Lear divides Cordelia's portion of the kingdom between Gonerill and Regan and banishes his servant Kent for protesting on Cordelia's behalf. Although Cordelia now lacks property ...
... father as a daughter should, and no more. In fury, King Lear divides Cordelia's portion of the kingdom between Gonerill and Regan and banishes his servant Kent for protesting on Cordelia's behalf. Although Cordelia now lacks property ...
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Act 1 Scene Alack ALBANY audience Bedlam beggars blinding Burgundy characters Child Rowland complete the table contrast Copy and complete CORDELIA KING LEAR CORNWALL daughters death dost dramatic irony Duke Duke of Cornwall Earl of Gloucester EDGAR GLOUCESTER EDGAR emphasise enters Exit eyes father FOOL KING LEAR Fortune France GENTLEMAN give GLOUCESTER EDGAR GLOUCESTER Gloucester's gods Gonerill and Regan Gonerill's hast hath hear heart iambic pentameter iambs imagery Jacobean James justice KENT KING LEAR Kent’s KING LEAR FOOL KING LEAR KENT kingdom Kingdom of Britain knave language Lear and Cordelia Lear's letter lines look Lord Lord Chamberlain's Men Madam means messenger nature night Nuncle Nunn nutshell OSWALD KENT paraphrase might read pathetic fallacy Peter Brook play play’s poor Prithee Questions REGAN GONERILL servant sister soliloquy speak speech storm tell Text notes thee thine Trevor Nunn trochee villain words