KING LEAR William Shakespeare Plot Overview Lear, the aging king of Britain, decides to step down from the throne and divide his kingdom evenly among his three daughters. First, however, he puts his daughters through a test, asking each to tell him how much she loves him. Goneril and Regan, Lear’s older daughters, give their father flattering answers. But Cordelia, Lear’s youngest and favorite daughter, remains silent, saying that she has no words to describe how much she loves her father. Lear flies into a rage and disowns Cordelia. The king of France, who has courted Cordelia, says that he still wants to marry her even without her land, and she accompanies him to France without her father’s blessing. Lear quickly learns that he made a bad decision
Othellosse armukadedust ja kahtlust süstib. Ta penab mehe oma naises kahtlema. Othello mõrvab oma naise ning saab alles hiljem teada, et tema kahtlused olid alusetud. Järgneb kättemaks. ,,Kuningas Lear" ainestik on pärit keskaegsest Britanniast. Kuningal lastakse oma elusaatuse najal veenduda, et kõik, mida ta enne kõrgelt hinnanud oli, oli tegelikult võlts. Ta ei oska mõista inimesi ega rahva häda. Vanemad tütred Goneril ja Regan saavad teeskluse abil isa poolehoiu osaliseks. Nende noorim õde Cordelia armastab isa siiralt, aga teenib vaid põlgust. Lear annab oma kuningriigi vanematele tütardele ja taipab alles pärast seda oma saatuslikku eksitust. Ta hüljatakse tütarde poolt ja ta satub viletsusse ning saab tunda nii suurnike julmust kui kehvikute viletsust. ,,Macbeth" erineb teistest tragöödiatest oma negatiivse peategelase tõttu. Tegevus toimub Sotimaal.
are only victorious to a certain extent, however in the end vitue wins. Real political and social world, the influence of the environment and history on characters. Nature is an anemey in his tragedies. Othello, The Moor of Venice love's fight against racial discrimination. Othello is a talented, intelligent military leader; Iago is his jealous enemy; Desdemano is O's wife. King Lear a tragedy of family and politics, take splace during the late feudalism period; Goneril, Regan, Cornelia. Lear's kind of an asshole. Ill, gains sympathy for the poor and oppressed, on his deathbed only Codelia and the fool care for him. Macbeth The Romantic Period Cymbeline, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale. Evil is not absolute, but relative. The guy learned how to write complexly. 1. What does the term RENAISSANCE mean in literature and art? When and where did the renaissance start? Compare how man was depicted during the Renaissance