PPT-King Lear

By William Shakespeare IVi The heath Enter EDGAR EDGAR Yet better thus and known to be contemnd Than still contemnd and flatterd To be worst The lowest and most dejected thing of fortune. Located at the USC Annenberg School for Communication the Lear Center builds bridges between eleven schools whose faculty study aspects of entertainment media and culture Beyond campus it bridges the gap between the enter tainment industry and acade 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 brutal...only HAMLET and MACBETH approach it in depicting such . King Lear. and the Collapse of Civilisation. The collapse of civilisation. Freud: . Civilization and its Discontents . (1930) . According to Freud, man is ‘a savage beast to whom consideration towards his own kind is something alien’ (1962: 59).. 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. quarto- 1608. Folio – 1623- one of 33 plays. 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,. 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. You experience sibling rivalry in your family.. A grandparent has started to act differently than before?. If your parents have expressed concerns about a grandparent’s ability to care for themselves?. activity . 1: . Intros? Grounded claims! . activity 2: . Viddy. analysis? Yes, but be aware there is some mild violence! . activity 3: . What was that? It was a thing! Let’s define what that new term is! . Jonathan Peel JLS 2014. Which characters double up?. Contrasts. Echoes. Mirror images. Given the two plots, it makes sense that there should be characters which double up.. Some critical responses follow. . 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. or. - . . . Avoiding Love - or - . . Devastating Masculinity - or -. The End of . Civilisation. (In which the King orders the division of the kingdom ‘that future strife may be prevented now’ and William Shakespeare foresees nuclear winter) . 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,.