King Lear

A detailed Summary of King Lear

From the time when William Shakespear first produced "King Lear" till

now it has not lost any of its original fortitude. Although the settings and

characters are of time period long ago, the basic human emotions can still be

found with in our hearts today. The play "King Lear" there are many strong

human emotions present however of these the strongest are pity, guilt, and

Pity is the grief one feels for anothers misfortune. We see examples of

this in the play such as when Edgar sees the King in his deteriorated state and

says to himself "My tears began to take his part so much,...." (3.6.59). We

also se an example of pity in act four scene one when Gloucester is left on

his own to smell his way to Dover an old man comes to his aid. In society

today we also feel pity for loved ones and strangers alike such as the

innocent civilians of afganhistan who are being slaughtered for the crimes of

the Taliban. Although this is happening today and Gloucesters eyes were

and although the conditoins of the play are not likley to happen today the

wich supersedes the feeling of guilt and some times coannot be avoided.

Approximate Word count = 772
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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