Keats Poem 5; On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again

Rate this post Reflecting on his relationship with Edgar “My old heart is cracked; it’s cracked” Theme of madness “The grief hath crazed my wits” Theme of blindness (blunt) “Alack, I have no eyes” Whilst being blinded “give me some help – O Cruel! O you gods!” Theme of blindness (poetic) “I stumbled when I...

Rate this post Edgar legitimate son of Gloucester, disguises himself as Poor Tom, leads Gloucester to Dover, kills Edmond, becomes King Kent truth teller, Disguises himself as Caius. Loyal and noble servant to Lear Cordelia truth teller. Youngest daughter, loves Lear, and heals him, loses battle and is hanged in prison. King of France sees...

Rate this post Thou, nature, art my godess The start of Edmund’s soliloquy, shows he does not subscribe to human law, rather the more brutal ‘law of the jungle’, survival of the fittest etc the curiosity of nations to deprive me, for that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines lag of a brother?’ Edmund,...

Rate this post How is betrayal important to the play? -Causes Gloucester to fall and Edgar to fuk off -Lear to choose his other daughters over Cordelia -Lear to lose his kingdom 3 Examples of Betrayal within the play? -Edmund tricking Gloucester and Lear and daughters -Lear feeling this from Cordelia and Gloucester thinking this...

Rate this post Do you not love my sister?… Dear my lord, be not familiar with her Regan – Edmund jealousy The which immediacy may well stand up and call itself your brother Regan – Edmund husband Lady, I am not well… that I create here my Lord and master Regan – illness and Edmund...

Rate this post I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall Kent to Gloucester, shows that the King is known to have favourites There was good sport at his making Gloucester to Kent, making jokes about Edmund’s illegitimacy, perhaps gives an excuse to why Edmund does the things he does...

Rate this post Personification I am sure my love’s more ponderous than my tongue. Apostrophe Blow winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow! Foreshadow Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides, Who covers faults at last with shame derides. Imagery The fishermen that walk upon the beach appear like mice, and yound tall anchoring bark...

Rate this post A1.S1: Goneril describes the extent of her love for Lear ‘dearer than eyesight, space and liberty’ A1.S1: Regan challenges Goneril’s profession about Lear, foreshadowing the rivalry between them over Edmund ‘Only she comes too short, that I profess myself an enemy to all other joys’ A1.S1: Regan comments on the age and...