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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