A05 Flashcards
Who believed that KL mimiced the apolocolypse/fall of man
Frank Kermode
Outline Frank Kermode’s view on KL
- mimiced the apoloypse
- shown through the disorder of the state, kingdom and political power
- this dissolving of poltical power is shown through the shift of Lear’s language from ‘we’ to ‘i’
3 quotes from Frank Kermode
suffering comes from “humans tendancy to evil”
which “reducing humans to bestial condition”
there is also a “lost protectionm of social restraint”
who talked about language and female power
Carol Rutter
sumarise the viewpoints on language and female power
- play shows patriarchal anxieties on feminity
- Lear’s madness was contextually tied with female behaviour
- in turn his weakness is feminised
- Lears speechs about feminine evil
- inverson of power to females is seen as a major threat/unnatural
Who wrote about morality in KL
Fintan O’Toole
Summarise the ideas of morality in KL
Double ending
moral ending comes from Edgar’s duel over Edmund
moral ‘good’ is shown as restored
second ending is the ‘dirsuption’ coming from lear and cordelia’s death
shows lack of clear morality in the play
Who talked about madness
Maynard Mack
Summarise the views about madness
Madnes provides insight into the social systems, heirarchy and divine order
allows characters to question/critique these with impunity
Summarise the views about madness
Madnes provides insight into the social systems, heirarchy and divine order
allows characters to question/critique these with impunity
who talked about the tragic hero
AC bradly
summarise ideas about tragic hero
tradegy focus on characters of a high rank
this enables the peripertea
high rank increases the dramatic featues
greater consequences
Who remove the ending of KL
Natum Tate
