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Card 6
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Act Three, Scene Three. Lear- he seems to have learnt patience- he learns christian virtues- nature/ madness/truth enlightens him. The line echoes Cordelia in first scene. He is becoming closer to understanding her.
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Card 7
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Act Three, Scene Three. Lear to nature. He declares his position- he is the victim of his daughters corruption. Biblical. Allows for questions to be asked about tradgedy, his hamartia, his victimisation etc
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Card 8
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Act Three, Scene Three. Kent. Comments on Lear's lack of headwear. Represents his lack of clothing (materialism), his lack of authority and his lack of a crown within this.
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Card 9
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Act Three, Scene Three. The Fool. Prophesises; he is a timeless figure. The speech uses the hypothetical to convey a world without corruption- implies that the world of King Lear is distopian. His allusions apply to Elizebethen audience- omnipresent