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King Lear

William Shakespeare · 1608

An old king measures love by words and loses everything, a tragedy about telling truth from flattery.

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  1. Part 9Gloster "sees" the truth only when he can no longer see. What does it mean to be truly blind, and who in this lesson is blind in that way?
  2. Part 13Lear is a prisoner, yet he says he and Cordelia will "sing like birds i' the cage." Can a person be free even when he has lost everything outside?
  3. Last partWhat does King Lear teach about the difference between words and true love, and about what it means to truly see?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeLear asks his daughters to prove their love in words. Can love be measured by what we say?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionEdmund says the world has treated him unfairly. Does an unfair start give someone the right to do wrong?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionLear gave away his power but wants to keep his honor. What does a person lose when he gives up power, and who tells him the truth about it?Locked
  4. Lesson 4Subscription"Who is it that can tell me who I am?" When Lear is no longer treated as king, what is left of his identity?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionEdmund is praised as loyal while Kent is punished for plain speaking. Why do the powerful in this play reward the liar and punish the honest man?Locked
  6. Lesson 6Subscription"O, reason not the need!" What does a human being need beyond food and shelter to live with dignity?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionLear rages against the storm, then notices that his Fool is cold. Can suffering open our eyes to the suffering of others?Locked
  8. Lesson 8Subscription"Is man no more than this?" Stripped of crown, home, and clothes, what is a human being worth?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionGloster "sees" the truth only when he can no longer see. What does it mean to be truly blind, and who in this lesson is blind in that way?Locked
  10. Lesson 10Subscription"The worst is not so long as we can say 'This is the worst.'" Where can a person find hope when everything seems lost?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionEdgar tells his father, "Thy life is a miracle." Can someone else's love help a person choose to keep living?Locked
  12. Lesson 12Subscription"Pray you now, forget and forgive." What makes forgiveness possible between a father and the daughter he wronged?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionLear is a prisoner, yet he says he and Cordelia will "sing like birds i' the cage." Can a person be free even when he has lost everything outside?Locked
  14. Lesson 14Subscription"Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say." After so much suffering, what truth does the play leave us with?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionWhat does King Lear teach about the difference between words and true love, and about what it means to truly see?Review · Final essayLocked

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