King Lear
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is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies which involves a
common story of three daughters vying for the love of their father. Jane Smiley parallels
the story of in her novel A Thousand Acres. Though this novel is derived from
the roots of and the basic plot is similar, the reader†....
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.... King Lear is a most unusual play in that it only deals with the present and neglects the
past and the future. The reader is not informed about an earlier time period in the play.
The play opens up with Lear immediately choosing to, “express our darker purpose” (I, i,
35). There is no mention of any of the three daughters’ childhood. In contrast, Smiley
makes a point of adding description to her novel. She constantly describes the three
girls’ childhood, their ancestors ....
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Word count: 1962
Page count: 8 (approximately 250 words per page)
