The 2010 Leaving Cert Higher Level English Paper II Section I Question C (ii) asked:
“In King Lear the villainous characters hold more fascination for the audience than the virtuous ones.”
Discuss this statement with reference to at least one villainous and one virtuous character. Support your answer with suitable reference to the text.
Shakespeare’s King Lear explores a variety of complex characters. The only truly virtuous character is Edgar, whose empathy and unyielding determination would impress any reader. Cordelia, Gloucester, Kent, Albany and Lear are all virtuous to varying extents. Regan, Goneril, Cornwall and Edmund appear purely evil at first. On closer examination, however, they are realistic characters in tragic circumstances that facilitate the delivery of Shakespeare’s message. The reader is fascinated at the development of these characters and haunted by their striking images.
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Essay II: 2006/English/Higher Level/Paper II/Section I/Question E (i)
“In the play, King Lear, the stories of Lear and Gloucester mirror one another in interesting ways.” Write a response to this view of the play, supporting your answer by reference to the text.
Essay III: 2006/English/Higher Level/Paper II/Section I/Question E (ii)
“Reading or seeing King Lear is a horrifying as well as an uplifting experience.” Write a response to this view, supporting the points you make by reference to the text.
Essay IV: sample
‘King Lear is not only a tragedy of parents and children, of pride and ingratitude, it is also a tragedy of kingship.’ Discuss with reference to power relations in King Lear.
Essay IV: sample
‘King Lear is not only a tragedy of parents and children, of pride and ingratitude, it is also a tragedy of kingship.’ Discuss with reference to power relations in King Lear.
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