King LearPan Macmillan, 2016 M08 11 - 208 pages In Shakespeare's thrilling and hugely influential tragedy, ageing King Lear makes a capricious decision to divide his realm between his three daughters according to the love they express for him. |
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... Natural son' was a euphemism for bastard, in that it was the result of a natural urge – lust – rather than a social necessity – the securing of a legitimate heir. This opposes nature to social custom, a logic repeatedly contradicted by ...
... Nature' as an authority. When Edmund salutes Nature as his 'goddess' he is making a virtue of his illegitimate status. 'Natural son' was a euphemism for bastard, in that it was the result of a natural urge – lust – rather than a social ...
William Shakespeare. natural urge – lust – rather than a social necessity – the securing of a legitimate heir. This opposes nature to social custom, a logic repeatedly contradicted by the use of 'natural' to endorse social norms ...
... Nature and ruling every species in creation. 'We came crying hither', preaches Lear to Gloster; and must go crying hence, as the play conclusively illustrates. The paradoxical greatness of King Lear is carried through such ...
... nature, and any higher power moving in the universe. Yet, given the play's ironic bent, madness is most likely to afford the clearest insights, blindness the most feeling truths. Notwithstanding its challenges, the play continues to be ...