How does Shakespeare seek to show that King Lear is a changed character by the end of the play?
Concentrate on:
* Act1 Scene1
* Act3 Scene4
* Act5 Scene3
* Social and historical context of play
* Reaction of audience
* Use of language
King Lear was written in 1605-1606, the exact date is unknown. It was performed at the Globe theatre on 26 December 1606 and was first published in 1608. The play was written by William Shakespeare who has written 37 other plays for Elizabethan and Jacobean audiences. William Shakespeare wrote the play for King James 1. King James had sons in mind as heirs and not daughters and he might have thought it foolish and stupid to have daughters as heir to the throne as it is in king Lear. King Lear was written for the Jacobean audience.
There are two plots in King Lear, both plots are not linked at the beginning but they link at the end when the characters in the two plots get together. The two plots are the main plot and the sub plot. The main plot is about Lear's madness and the sub plot is about Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar the bastard. Edmund writes a letter that he pretends is from his brother about how he wants all his fathers money. He writes the letter because he wants his father to think he is better than his brother and he wants all the money. He also wants his father to fight and break up with his brother.
Concentrate on:
* Act1 Scene1
* Act3 Scene4
* Act5 Scene3
* Social and historical context of play
* Reaction of audience
* Use of language
King Lear was written in 1605-1606, the exact date is unknown. It was performed at the Globe theatre on 26 December 1606 and was first published in 1608. The play was written by William Shakespeare who has written 37 other plays for Elizabethan and Jacobean audiences. William Shakespeare wrote the play for King James 1. King James had sons in mind as heirs and not daughters and he might have thought it foolish and stupid to have daughters as heir to the throne as it is in king Lear. King Lear was written for the Jacobean audience.
There are two plots in King Lear, both plots are not linked at the beginning but they link at the end when the characters in the two plots get together. The two plots are the main plot and the sub plot. The main plot is about Lear's madness and the sub plot is about Gloucester, Edmund and Edgar the bastard. Edmund writes a letter that he pretends is from his brother about how he wants all his fathers money. He writes the letter because he wants his father to think he is better than his brother and he wants all the money. He also wants his father to fight and break up with his brother.