PPT-THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR

Bevington Chapter 17 Redemption Nihilism and Cosmic Catastrophe KING LEAR is a drama of old age and family disintegration in which human life often appears meaningless and brutalonly HAMLET and MACBETH approach it in depicting such . . King Lear. Harold Bloom. “You could remove the Fool and Horatio and not alter much in the way of plot structures, but you would remove out surrogates from these plays, for the Fool and Horatio are the true voices of our feeling.” . By: Christina, Jasmine, James, . Sabahat. and Jody. What is Allegory?. A story, picture, or play employing representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. His life, and his work….. About his life. Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564 and it is assumed that he was born on April 23, 1564. We also know that in 1582 at age eighteen, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, an older women who was twenty six at the time. Shakespeare left Stratford for London to make his fortune roughly fours years later.. Aristotle’s . Poetics :. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E). Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and educator. He had many students who would follow his philosophy and openly debate and discuss his teachings. . We now experience the full force of Lear’s madness. These next 126 lines are among the most emotionally powerful and conceptually challenging in all of Shakespeare’s plays, for the insanity has a strange kind of internal logic. Mixed in with the madness there are statements of great wisdom, born of suffering, and moments of real poignancy as the two battered old men recognize each other and reach out for companionship. . By William Shakespeare. IV.i. . The heath. Enter EDGAR. . EDGAR. . Yet better thus, and known to be . contemn'd. ,. Than still . contemn'd. and . flatter'd. . To be worst,. The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune,. KING LEAR. King Lear and sight. Lear begins the play as a man who has always made wise decisions. When he decides to divide his kingdom however, it is his first betrayal his ‘old fond eyes’, which have always previously allowed him to see reality and make appropriate decisions.. Motif. An element that recurs in a narrative or drama that has symbolic significance. Can be an image, phrase, act, word, sound or idea. A work can have more than one motif. Motifs tend to be concrete, while theme tends to be abstract. Someone in their advanced year?. How are they different?. What challenges to they face?. What are some of the conflicts they encounter with their children?. Why teach King Lear?. Sibling rivalry. Elders. 13.04.2013. LECTURER. Dr. . Manimangai. Mani. Room : No. 4 . Muzium. . Warisan. . Melayu. , Blok C . Fakulti. . Bahasa. . Moden. . dan. . Komunikasi. , . Universiti. Putra Malaysia.. Mobile No.: 016-5316715. Territory, Land, . and the ‘Terrors of the Earth’. Stuart Elden, Department of Geography, Durham University. Meantime, we shall express our darker purpose.. Give me the map there. Know we have divided . . William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. Grammar school. Married at 18 to Anne Hathaway (shotgun marriage). Three children (. Hamnet. , only son). Started in the theatre around 1590. Referred to in 1592 publication. a. ge . During Shakespearean period the idea of the King giving up his kingdom to make way for the younger generation was considered absurd. Kings were chosen by God and were expected to reign until their death. . The Tempest . – Epilogue to Act V. EPILOGUE. SPOKEN BY PROSPERO. Now my charms are all . o'erthrown. ,. And what strength I have's mine own,. Which is most faint: now, 'tis true,. I must be here confined by you,.