King Lear

King Lear

1. Context

   • "I am a man more sinned agaisnt than sinning"
   • James 1st was King
     • Enjoyed Hunting and Sports
     • Feared Assasination
     • Brought together Scotland and England. Unity
     • Fear of Civil War after Elozabeth died
     • Father was murdered

2. Themes

   • Power
   • Natural and Unatural
   • Tragedy
     • Kent and Cordellia Banished
     • Lears Daughters turning against him
     • Gloucester and Edmund Sub Plot

3. Characters

   • King Lear
     • King Of Britain OLD MAN