King Lear. What elements of a climactic structure are evident in this play? Name three major parts of this structure and where they occur in the play.

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King Lear

1. What elements of a climactic structure are evident in this play?

Name three major parts of this structure and where they occur in the play.

Rising action- because of how obvious Shakespeare makes King Lear’s progressing madness, it is easy to observe and follow along the climactic structure.

Inciting incident- Goneril announces that he will no longer house Lear and his soldiers and Regan says that she won’t let Lear live in her castle. This is an important part of the play because it is the beginning of the conflict between the Lear and his family.

Manifestation of the denouement- Actions of the play occur identically, ultimately ending up at a point where they connect and become the same piece. The denouement of the story takes place during act 5 when Edgar is the only character that lives.

2. What effects does the episodic quality of the structure have on our developing understanding of the story and ideas?

Shakespeare has the separation of the plot and subplot conceal the true objectives of the characters’ relationships with one another. With all the minor characters and multiple main characters, it makes the relationships seem more believable in order for no character may become overly dominant. The consistent exchange between the plot and subplot allows a progression in energy and build up to a conclusion that is simpler to understand wrapping up the storylines along with keeping the reader entertained.

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3. Name three ways in which the subplot complements the subplot, echoing, but often with some difference, its ideas and structures.

Cordellia is disowned from the reign of her father because she refuses to receive part of the divided power from him. Because of his father’s beliefs of the bastard son Edmund, Edgar is forced to leave. Both children are forced to leave regardless of the fact that they are the most loyal of their respective families.

Because of their enormous amount of greed for power and land, Goneril and Regan demolish what love they might have had for their ...

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