King Lear - Disruption Of Order In King Lear And The Causes
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Shakespeare's King Lear is a play which shows the consequences of one man's decisions. The audience follows the main character, Lear, as he makes decisions that disrupt order in his Kingdom. When Lear surrenders all his power and land to his daughters as a reward for their demonstration of love tow ....
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.... Kingdom in chaos. When order is disrupted in King Lear, the audience witnesses chaotic events that Lear endures, eventually learning who truly loves him.
At the start of the play, Lear decides to divide his Kingdom into three.
Give me the map there. Know we have divided
In three our Kingdom and ‘tis our fast intent to
Shake all cares and business from our age.
(I,i,37-39)
This is the first indication that order is disrupted. Dividing up a Kingdom politically has many disadvantages t ....
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