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Oxford Literature Companions: King Lear
Carmel Waldron
Oxford Literature Companions: King Lear
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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular A Level set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characterisation and role, genre, context, language, themes, structure, performance and critical views, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work wtih the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers King Lear by William Shakespeare.

Language
English
ISBN
9780198399056
Front Cover
Title Page
Contents
Introduction
Plot and Structure
Plot
Structure
Context
Biography of William Shakespeare
Political background
Social background
Religion and superstition
Health and sickness
Theatre and entertainment
Crime and punishment
Shakespeare’s sources for King Lear
Genre
Drama
Shakespearean tragedy
Characterization and Roles
King Lear
Earl of Gloucester
Edmund
Edgar
Goneril and Regan
Cordelia
The Fool
Kent
Oswald
Language
Blank verse and prose
Images and symbols
Language and character
Themes
Power and powerlessness
Justice
Fathers and children
Appearance and reality, disguise and deceit
Religion and belief
Performance
History of King Lear performance
Shakespeare’s stagecraft
Critical Views
17th to 19th-century criticism
20th and 21st-century criticism
Skills and Practice
The exam
Understanding the question
Planning your answer
Writing your answer
Using textual references and quotations
Sample questions
Sample answers
Glossary and Further Reading
Back Cover
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