2 A-Level King Lear A* Extract Essays

Contains 2 A-Level extract essays which both achieved A* marks, on important speeches in King Lear: Edmund’s soliloquy: “Thou, Nature, art my goddess” from Act 1 Scene 2 which is 600 words,

and King Lear’s speech: “Let it be so! Thy truth then be thy dower!” from Act 1 Scene 1 which is 700 words.

Both answers explore key themes to the play such as deceit, family, madness, hierarchy and nature. As well as close analysis of Shakespeare’s language in creating meaning.

As these are extract questions, there is no consideration of context/critics, only analysis of language and literary techniques.

Great A-level resource to aid studying King Lear, as well as to improve essay writing skills and achieve those top marks :)