King Lear

King Lear

1. Imagery & Themes

   • Violence & Bodily Torture
   • Animal Imagery
   • Madness & Reason
   • Nature
   • Characterisation through Imagery
   • Appearance & Reality
   • Sight & Blindness
   • Justice
   • Power

2. Genre

   • Tragedy

3. Characters

   • Sub-Plot
     • Edgar
     • Edmund
     • Gloucester
   • Servants
     • Kent
     • The Fool
     • Oswald
   • Royal Family
     • Lear
     • Goneril & Regan
     • Cordelia

4. Social, Cultural & Intellectual Contexts

   • Monarchy
   • Natural Order
   • Astrology
   • Religion
   • Class System
   • Legal System
   • Anachronisms

5. Relationships

6. Hero, Heroine & Villain

   • Heros & Heroine
   • Villains