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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... nature 110 Thinking about human nature 138 A look at the imagery of eyesight and blindness 144 Thinking about contrast and antithesis 150 Allusions to King Lear in contemporary culture 156 Thinking about the problem of justice 175 ...
... nature 110 Thinking about human nature 138 A look at the imagery of eyesight and blindness 144 Thinking about contrast and antithesis 150 Allusions to King Lear in contemporary culture 156 Thinking about the problem of justice 175 ...
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... natural place in these lines to pause is where you see a punctuation mark such as a full stop (.), comma (,) or semicolon (;). In this case, it is natural to pause at the full stops after 'purpose' and 'there', at the semicolon after ...
... natural place in these lines to pause is where you see a punctuation mark such as a full stop (.), comma (,) or semicolon (;). In this case, it is natural to pause at the full stops after 'purpose' and 'there', at the semicolon after ...
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... nature of what the characters are saying. In fact, most characters in the play are able to shift with relative ease from verse to prose. Edmund, for example, moves from a soliloquy written mostly in iambic pentameter, in which he ...
... nature of what the characters are saying. In fact, most characters in the play are able to shift with relative ease from verse to prose. Edmund, for example, moves from a soliloquy written mostly in iambic pentameter, in which he ...
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... nature but , nevertheless , asks them to treat their father kindly . When left alone , Regan and Gonerill discuss Lear's recent behaviour and their need to bring him under control . Before • you read The love - test gives the audience ...
... nature but , nevertheless , asks them to treat their father kindly . When left alone , Regan and Gonerill discuss Lear's recent behaviour and their need to bring him under control . Before • you read The love - test gives the audience ...
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... nature doth with merit challenge. Gonerill, Our eldest born, speak first. GONERILL Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty; 45 Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare, No less than ...
... nature doth with merit challenge. Gonerill, Our eldest born, speak first. GONERILL Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty; 45 Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare, No less than ...
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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