This PowerPoint presentation on **Shakespeare’s King Lear **is a great introductory lesson that includes:
- A brief plot summary
- Historical context (referring to James I of England)
- Why Shakespeare is relevant today (drawing on Coleridge)
- A close textual analysis of Lear’s reconciliation with Cordelia
- King Lear’s **‘madness / enlightenment’ **
- Scholarship on major concepts in King Lear: religion and psychoanalysis
- Actors’ commentary on playing King Lear and Edmund
*** Essay questions ** - ‘Thinking Further’ activities that focus on Lear’s famous quote: ‘nothing will come of nothing’
- **Fact File **
- Quick Quotes
- Recommended Research
- References
This research is great for exam revision. It also provides useful context for writing an essay on Shakespeare’s King Lear.
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Really useful information about King Lear, including a clear plot summary and slide about the historical context of the play. Really good quotes and ideas to discuss Lear's reconciliation with Cordelia at the end of the play. Also some good sample essay questions to go through with students. Thanks!
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