English Literature / Unit 7 ENL 0615 short lesson, about 20 seconds
King Lear
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The idea
King Lear divides his kingdom by his daughters' flattery, rewarding Goneril and Regan and banishing honest Cordelia, who says "nothing." His answer, "Nothing will come of nothing," begins his fall into madness, while Gloucester's subplot of blindness parallels his. The anchor prints Act One.
In practice
A love test, a banished daughter, madness.
Where people slip
The subplot mirrors the main plot.
Your place on the trail
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