King lear quote analysis

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  • Created on: 10-03-22 11:29
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  • “Ha! Goneril, with a white beard! They flattered/me like a dog;”- Lear
    • Just seen Gloucester- women take the power from men
      • Figuratively “wearing “ the beard
    • Old/age/ maturity
      • “White beard”
    • Has Lear gone? Is he making a joke?
      • Lear takes on the Fool’s role
    • Irony- he wanted flattery at the start
      • He caused his own downfall
    • “Like a dog”
      • Simile-> figurative language
      • Dog- loyal , irony he punishes Kent’s loyalty
    • Lear is left with jokes and curses, not real power
      • That belongs to women now
      • Informal speech “Ha”
      • Women are flatted as he wanted to be, but only when he was clothed in robes
        • Lear wears “rags” and his children are “bllind” to his suffering

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