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King Lear: Main Issues - Online Paper

King Lear: Main Issues

"In both plays, the main issues are resolved in the final scenes of the play." To what extent is this true for either King Lear or Henry IV part I?
In King Lear, the main issue to be resolved is self-knowledge, duty of kingship and fatherhood, and clear vision. These issues are addressed in King Lear, as Lear and Gloucester travel through their journey of self exploration, and is achieved in the final scenes of the play, only after immense suffering.
The opening scenes of the play address the audience with the initial issues to be resolved. In the first scene, Lear speaks of the "darker purpose" and his "fast intent to shake all care and business of our age." The division of the kingdom ...

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the audience his failure to be a father, by using irrelevant judgements to divide land. "Which of you shall say doth love us most?" Lear asks his three daughters. To please Lear, Gonerill and Regan speak words of flattery and Cordelia, so 'true', says "I love you according to my bond." To hear this, Lear praises Gonerill and Regan by reward of land, but punishes Cordelia by "disclaim my paternal care, property and propinquity of blood." This demonstrates Lear's lack of understanding as a father, his inability to see his daughters' inner thoughts and intentions. However, through the mental suffering of Lear later in the play, Acts III and IV, he comes to term with his true self and begins to "see" better. "Please don't mock me, I am a very foolish fond old man." Lear's confession and acceptance to be punished, "if you have poison for me I will drink it" shows his redemption and repentance of his mistakes. Even as early as Act II scene IV, Lear begins to know the natural ...

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Added: 6/9/2004 08:19:31 AM
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