King Lear / Was He Truly Mad ?
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A 7 page paper discussing whether the protagonist of Shakespeare's play was really mad. The paper concludes that at the beginning of the play he was only mildly senile, but was gradually driven mad over the course of five acts from shock, humiliation, and grief. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: King Lear / Was He Truly Mad ?

King Lear and Cordelia
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A 5 page essay exploring the irony of Cordelia's continued love and loyalty for and to her father, King Lear, despite his mistreatment of her. The irony is seen in the fact that when Lear finally realizes and can admit his mistake to Cordelia, it is too late. His curse of her has been acted upon. This writer supports the opinion that the Fool is actually Cordelia in disguise and cites text that suggest this is, in fact, true. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: King Lear and Cordelia

King Lear and His Daughters
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This 6 page paper talks about the relationship that the king, of Shakespeare's King Lear, has with his daughters. The plot, as it concerns the relationships, is discussed. Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are each evaluated in terms of their personalities and how they relate to their father. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: King Lear and His Daughters

King Lear as a Tragedy
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A 4 page paper which examines Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and illustrates how King Lear is a tragedy in many different ways. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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Paper Title: King Lear as a Tragedy

King Lear's Britain / A World Ruled by Evil ?
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A 10 page paper analyzing the twin plots and three character groupings in Shakespeare's play. The paper shows that each of Lear's characters has some goodness (or at least a readily-understood motivation for his misdeeds), and that it takes mitigating circumstances to bring out his or her wicked behavior. Thus, King Lear's Britain is not truly a world ruled by evil; it was Lear's sin in the beginning that sparks the later evil in the play. Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
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Paper Title: King Lear's Britain / A World Ruled by Evil ?

King Lear/ Act II, Scene 4
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A 5 page essay that analyzes Act II, scene iv, lines 266-288, in which King Lear addresses his daughters in a speech where the reader/audience not only discern Lear's frustration and anger at not having his will obeyed, but also hear his mounting desperation and fear. While, on the surface, the dispute covered in this passage appears to be simply how many servants Lear can keep with him while residing with one of his daughters, a closer examination of this passage places it thematically with the various ways in which Shakespeare dramatizes the foibles in Lear's thinking. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: King Lear/ Act II, Scene 4

King Lear/A Journey
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A 5 page essay that examines Shakespeare's King Lear as a journey. The writer argues that the aging monarch goes on a journey of self-discovery that is both literal and metaphorical, in that Lear actually does "journey" in the narrative, as well as explore the depths of his own psyche and soul. Throughout this sojourn, different emotions serve to shape Lear's consciousness, affecting what he learns and the enlightenment that comes, which is his ultimate destination. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: King Lear/A Journey

King Lear: A Feminist Reading
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A 5 page paper which examines whether Shakespeare’s “King Lear” can offer the feminist reader anything more than restricted pleasure in reading or viewing. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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Paper Title: King Lear: A Feminist Reading

Lessons Learned Along King Lear’s Journey
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In four pages this paper considers the life lessons William Shakespeare's King Lear learns along what will be his final journey. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Paper Title: Lessons Learned Along King Lear’s Journey

Machiavellian Precepts in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
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A 4 page paper which examines the extent to which Shakespeare subscribes to Machiavellian ideas in this tragedy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Machiavellian Precepts in William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”