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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Page 7
... hear them clearly where you are . If you look very closely you may even notice something strange about the female characters . All of the parts are played by males , and female characters , like Cordelia , Regan and Gonerill , are ...
... hear them clearly where you are . If you look very closely you may even notice something strange about the female characters . All of the parts are played by males , and female characters , like Cordelia , Regan and Gonerill , are ...
Page 11
... hear the rhythm in the words ? Read the lines aloud once more . Can you hear the regular heartbeat repeating itself in each line ? te - DUM , te - DUM , te -. William Shakespeare's King Lear 11.
... hear the rhythm in the words ? Read the lines aloud once more . Can you hear the regular heartbeat repeating itself in each line ? te - DUM , te - DUM , te -. William Shakespeare's King Lear 11.
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... Hear me , recreant , On thine allegiance hear me ! Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow , Which we durst never yet , and , with strained pride , To come between our sentence and our power , Which nor our nature nor our place ...
... Hear me , recreant , On thine allegiance hear me ! Since thou hast sought to make us break our vow , Which we durst never yet , and , with strained pride , To come between our sentence and our power , Which nor our nature nor our place ...
Page 33
... divide the kingdom before he hears his daughters' speeches. What does this seeming contradiction tell the audience about his character? 2 Copy and complete the table analysing how King Lear's. William Shakespeare's King Lear 33.
... divide the kingdom before he hears his daughters' speeches. What does this seeming contradiction tell the audience about his character? 2 Copy and complete the table analysing how King Lear's. William Shakespeare's King Lear 33.
Page 40
... hear us confer of this and by an auricular assurance have your satisfaction – and that without any further delay than this very evening. 80 GLOUCESTER EDMUND GLOUCESTER EDMUND GLOUCESTER He cannot be such a monster Nor is not, sure ...
... hear us confer of this and by an auricular assurance have your satisfaction – and that without any further delay than this very evening. 80 GLOUCESTER EDMUND GLOUCESTER EDMUND GLOUCESTER He cannot be such a monster Nor is not, sure ...
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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