King Lear
"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!" Often considered one of the most "gripping and poignant scenes in the play," the storm scene of Shakespeare's "King Lear" is quite powerful. King Lear, railing at the storm comes to realize the extent of his problems and those of others. Powerful imagery, syntax, diction and the action all combine during the storm scenes, making them a very important part of the play, showing Lear's descent into madness, and his change in character. Critics may argue that Lear is insane from the beginning of the play solely because he gave up power and halved his kingdom, or because he did not have insight enough to realize that Goneril and Reagan were merely feigning love. In Lear's first speech during the storm, the syntax is punctuated with exclamation points, signifying that Lear is yelling in an imperative tone to the elements; though able to get his way before, he in no longer king, and he has not realized it. Also, many of his sentences are long, containing many commas. Both the exclamation points and commas create an image of a man yelling loudly, continuously, hardly pausing to take a breath, like some crazed maniac. "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!
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Approximate Word count = 1077
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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