King Lear 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureKing LearA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: MeganBatkinCreated on: 07-06-18 09:06 Nothingness "Ex nihilo nihil fit" 1 of 16 Reality "Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides" 2 of 16 Blindness/Sight "If it be nothing, I shall not need spectacles" 3 of 16 Madness "Reason in madness"; madness in reason" 4 of 16 Nature "Hedge-sparrow fed cuckoo for so long, it had its head bit off by its young" 5 of 16 Justice "Distribution should undo excess//and each man have enough" "Human beings are entirely responsible for their own actions" 6 of 16 Religion "Cordelia's downfall is a direct representation of a Godless society" 7 of 16 Chain of Being "Man's life is as cheap as a beast's" 8 of 16 Greek Tragedy "Lear is a victim of insanity rather than tragedy" 9 of 16 Stichmythia Rapid alternating dialogue 10 of 16 Pathos A scene of suffering 11 of 16 Catharsis Inspire emotions of pity & fear 12 of 16 Anagnorsis Scene of recognition: Protagonist sees truth 13 of 16 Hamartia Protagonist's fatal flaw 14 of 16 Sophacles Acceptance of consequences 15 of 16 Chorus Commentates events (Fool) 16 of 16
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