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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The tragic flaw of Hamlet in his indecisiveness and inaction. He learns about his father’s murder and resolves to seek revenge. However, he desists killing Claudius on multiple occasions like when he is praying unguarded after the theatre etc. He ends up killing Polonius and Laertes before he ends CRead more

    The tragic flaw of Hamlet in his indecisiveness and inaction. He learns about his father’s murder and resolves to seek revenge. However, he desists killing Claudius on multiple occasions like when he is praying unguarded after the theatre etc.

    He ends up killing Polonius and Laertes before he ends Claudius’s life. By the time he decides to take action, he has lost his lover Ophelia, his mother Gertrude and completely isolated himself from his loved ones.

    In the end, he confides in Horatio and asks him to carry forward his story. Hamlet’s thoughts and clouded with ambiguity and emotions that vacillate continuously. He struggles to get an understanding of death and mortality and ends up delaying his plan and purpose.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Redemption occurs in King Lear as the King realises his mistake and owns up to it. The maltreatment of Cordelia, the only daughter who truly loved him started a terrible chain of events which completely breaks Lear’s trust in people and he goes insane. In the climax he realises his mistake and accepRead more

    Redemption occurs in King Lear as the King realises his mistake and owns up to it. The maltreatment of Cordelia, the only daughter who truly loved him started a terrible chain of events which completely breaks Lear’s trust in people and he goes insane.

    In the climax he realises his mistake and accepts that Cordelia deserved her legacy. Similarly, Gloucester disowns Edgar and has to accept in the end that Edgar was his true heir and not Edmund.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Nothing is a pervasive in King Lear. ‘Nothing will come of nothing’ is Lear’s advise to Cordelia, asking her to plead her case for inheritance by waxing lyrical about him. She does nothing of the sorts and gets nothing in return. On the other hand the praise of Goneril and Regan for their father, inRead more

    Nothing is a pervasive in King Lear. ‘Nothing will come of nothing’ is Lear’s advise to Cordelia, asking her to plead her case for inheritance by waxing lyrical about him. She does nothing of the sorts and gets nothing in return.

    On the other hand the praise of Goneril and Regan for their father, in reality, is nothing. Their plan to usurp power ends in nothing. Lear is told by his fool that he is nothing without his crown.

    After Cordelia’s death, Lear realises the nothingness of existence. Gloucester’s blindness exposes him to a dark world of nothingness. Therefore, even after schemes of greed and acts of goodness, the entire sum comes out to be nothing or a whole lot of empty.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The fool in King Lear is the guardian of Lear in the absence of Cordelia. He acts as his conscience and judges his intentions and actions. He also provides protection to the King and offers him advice. His fate is linked directly with Lear’s and he fills the void left by Cordelia in Lear’s life.

    The fool in King Lear is the guardian of Lear in the absence of Cordelia. He acts as his conscience and judges his intentions and actions. He also provides protection to the King and offers him advice. His fate is linked directly with Lear’s and he fills the void left by Cordelia in Lear’s life.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The fool fills the void left by Cordelia in King Lear’s life as his guardian and well wisher.He is able to criticise the King and get away with it. Bu there is no mention of the fool after Act III apart form Lear informing the audience that his fool was hanged. Since, Cordelia is hanged just beforeRead more

    The fool fills the void left by Cordelia in King Lear’s life as his guardian and well wisher.He is able to criticise the King and get away with it. Bu there is no mention of the fool after Act III apart form Lear informing the audience that his fool was hanged.

    Since, Cordelia is hanged just before the comments, he could have meant it for her as well. However, most believe this suggest that either Edmund was able to kill him or he committed suicide.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    King Lear is a text full of moments of true pathos. The dismissal of Cordelia is described by the fool in words full of pathos. The downfall of once mighty King to a homeless wanderer in the shape of Lear is also full of pathos. The scene where blind Gloucester is helped to an astounding and cathartRead more

    King Lear is a text full of moments of true pathos. The dismissal of Cordelia is described by the fool in words full of pathos. The downfall of once mighty King to a homeless wanderer in the shape of Lear is also full of pathos.

    The scene where blind Gloucester is helped to an astounding and cathartic deception is another powerful and emotionally moving piece of pathos. Also, the loyalty of the fool for his master even in challenging conditions of rain and exclusion invites a flood f emotions in the fixated audiences.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    In King Lear, there is some semblance of justice in the end. These final events provides a sense of catharsis in the audiences. The deaths of evil sisters, Goneril and Regan and the sinister Edmund are moving and cathartic. Even the tragic realisation that dawn over Lear regarding Cordelia after herRead more

    In King Lear, there is some semblance of justice in the end. These final events provides a sense of catharsis in the audiences. The deaths of evil sisters, Goneril and Regan and the sinister Edmund are moving and cathartic.

    Even the tragic realisation that dawn over Lear regarding Cordelia after her death provides a cathartic experience. This indicates a modicum of justice for Cordelia.

    Even the end of Lear after making the fatal judgment and disowning Cordelia sparks a feeling of satisfaction among the audiences.Similarly, the end of Edmund’s scheme without any fruits bring a level of emotional relief.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The tragic flaw in King Lear is Lear’s pride and arrogance. His pride forces him to make a terrible judgment call in disinheriting Cordelia, only because she finds hard to enamour him with lavish praise. He misjudges her inability to her lack of love and this sets into motion Lear’s tragic end. He iRead more

    The tragic flaw in King Lear is Lear’s pride and arrogance. His pride forces him to make a terrible judgment call in disinheriting Cordelia, only because she finds hard to enamour him with lavish praise.

    He misjudges her inability to her lack of love and this sets into motion Lear’s tragic end. He is rebuffed by his other daughters and loses his power.

    He is forced to wander the heath in terrible weather and suffers from mental breakdown. Eventually, he dies a lonesome death.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Blindness is a common theme throughout king Lear. Apart from physical blindness of Gloucester, there are many characters who are blinded by their flaws. King Lear and Gloucester are blinded by their arrogance and misjudgments. They both disown the only child that truly loved them and end being traumRead more

    Blindness is a common theme throughout king Lear. Apart from physical blindness of Gloucester, there are many characters who are blinded by their flaws. King Lear and Gloucester are blinded by their arrogance and misjudgments.

    They both disown the only child that truly loved them and end being traumatised by the children they wrongly trusted. Albany is blinded by his love and devotion to his wife Goneril and this weakens his resolve to help Lear even when he knows that he is being mistreated.

    A note from Edgar finally cures his short nearsightedness regarding Goneril’s affair with Edmund.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    In King Lear, gender roles are portrayed differently through different characters. Regan and Goneril are shown as power hungry, manipulative and head strong while Cordelia is meek and compassionate. The two evil sisters are decision makers in their houses and command their parishes whole Cordelia puRead more

    In King Lear, gender roles are portrayed differently through different characters. Regan and Goneril are shown as power hungry, manipulative and head strong while Cordelia is meek and compassionate.

    The two evil sisters are decision makers in their houses and command their parishes whole Cordelia puts her love in  building he own home.

    These roles are contrasting but their ends is similar. All three are overpowered and killed by men and accused of dishonesty (By Lear in the case of Cordelia).

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