Shakespeare creates loyalty as a theme through the re-occurrence of loyal people who stay loyal throughout the play as well as those who break their loyalty. For example: Cordelia‚ Gloucester‚ and Kent are loyal to Lear throughout the play while Oswald and Edmund both forfeit their loyalty for personal gains. Before the servant attacks Cornwall‚ he says: “Hold your hand‚ my lord! /I have serv’d you ever since I was a child; /But better service have I never done you /Than now to bid you hold.”(3.7.84-87) Servant
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John Milton From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet‚ polemicist‚ a scholarly man of letters‚ and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval‚ and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. Milton ’s poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions‚ a passion for freedom and self-determination‚ and the urgent issues and political turbulence
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Isabel Allende‚ Belisa Crepusculario is devastated by the death of her entire family due to their impoverished lifestyle and the love between her and the Colonel causes them to miss each other. In The Indisputable Weight of the Ocean by Darryl Berger‚ Edmund deals with not being able to see his father and deals with the suffering of moving to a suburban area. First of all‚ breaking up with your partner can cause heavy depression to some people and it makes us feel like we’ve lost someone important
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and analyze the development of the following characters: Lear‚ Cordelia‚ Regan‚ Goneril‚ Kent‚ Gloucester‚ Edgar‚ Edmund‚ Cornwall‚ Albany‚ Oswald. 3. trace the causes‚ symptoms‚ and consequences of the developing madness that plagues King Lear throughout the play. 4. trace and analyze relationships between characters‚ especially between Lear and Cordelia‚ Regan and Goneril‚ Edmund and Edgar‚ and Gloucester and Edgar. 5. analyze Shakespeare’s use of language: • rhyme and meter
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effectively depicts the theme of greed through Edmund’s use of deception. Edmund‚ bastard son of the Earl of Gloucester‚ uses deception to his advantage‚ to gain the recognition and inheritance from his father that he believes he justly deserves. Edmund’s preliminary act of deception is exhibited when he lies in order to place Gloucester under the false impression that Edgar is plotting his murder to gain land and power. Edmund cunningly deceives his father by forging a letter in his brothers hand‚
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With Shakespeare’s use of dramatic irony‚ Edmund appears as though he simply desires to help his dad‚ appearing as a hero. The other characters praise Edmund for his deeds‚ “For you‚ Edmund‚ whose virtue and obedience doth this instant‚” (Shakespeare II.i.131-132) however‚ in reality Edmund does nothing but destroy Edgar and his father‚ as Gloucester later realizes‚ “If Edgar live‚ O‚ bless him!Now‚ fellow‚ fare thee
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groups of characters displays the obliteration of once potent characters’ power‚ and the inversion of social order. King Lear‚ the father of Goneril‚ Regan and Cordelia experiences a digressing journey comparable to that of Gloucester‚ the father of Edmund‚ his illegitimate son‚ and Edgar. Both Lear and Gloucester make a reprehensible decision in confiding in their children that they thought were the most honorable‚ but were faced with
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away at the mercy of his enemies to an unknown island. He might have ……………….. a storm or two‚ we think‚ on the passage. His acquiescence is in ……………….. analogy to the non-resistance of witches to the constituted powers. -- What ……………….. the Fiend in Spenser from tearing Guyon to pieces -- or who had made it a condition of his prey‚ that Guyon must take ………………. of the glorious bait -- we have no guess. We do not know the …………………. of that country. 4. Write short notes
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The lion‚ The Witch‚ and The Wardrobe Today I will be writing about “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion‚ The Witch‚ and the Wardrobe”. This film focuses on four siblings William‚ Anna‚ Lucy‚ and Edmund that are living in Europe during WWII and have to move to the country because of bombings that were occurring in the city. In the country‚ the four siblings live with a professor in his big mansion. While playing a game of hide and seek the youngest sibling‚ Lucy‚ wanders into an old wardrobe
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conducted at Inter Clean‚ annually for all staff in the organization. Each associate is appraised by their direct manager. Directors and Vice Presidents are appraised by the CEO David Spenser. The sales staff appraisals evaluations will be conducted as follows: Jim Martin‚ VP of Sales- Appraised by CEO David Spenser Tom González‚ Sales Manager- Appraised by VP of Sales Jim Martin Donna Wilson ‚ Sales Rep – Appraised by Sales Manager Tom Gonzalez Eric Borden‚ Sales Rep – Appraised by Sales Manager
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