King Lear critic quotes (female characters, justice, blindness, suffering) 3.5 / 5 based on 3 ratings ? English LiteratureKing LearA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: JessPowell275Created on: 06-06-15 10:25 Kathleen McLuskie (Female characters) "The sympathetic characters in this play might be the characters whose roles reinforce patriarchal order." 1 of 8 Sarah Doncaster (Female characters) "Animal imagery shows the unnaturalness of character's behaviour." 2 of 8 Katheen McLuskie (Female characters) "Goneril and Regan are presented as demons, monsters, anything but human...women in power can only bring disgrace." 3 of 8 A.M Colman (Justice) "In such a world, where the gods are absent, Gloucester's suffering must inspire pity" 4 of 8 Jan Kott (Justice) "There is nothing, except the cruel earth, where man goes on his journey from the cradle to the grave." 5 of 8 Susan Bruce (Justice) "We sympathize with Edmond’s sense of injustice." 6 of 8 Cunningham (Blindness) "There are indications of changes of heart, but Lear does nothing for the poor." 7 of 8 Samuel Johnson (Suffering) Cordelia's death is "unbearable" and "contrary to the natural ideas of justice." 8 of 8
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