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King Lear Contents

  • Introduction
  • Timeline
  • Images
  • Author(s)
    • Shakespeare, William
      • 1564 - 1582: William Shakespeare's Stratford Beginnings
      • 1582 - 1592: William Shakespeare's Marriage, Parenthood and Early Occupation
      • 1592 - 1594: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 1
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 2
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 3
      • 1611 - 1616: William Shakespeare - Back to Stratford
  • The context of King Lear
    • Social / political background Show more
      • The Stuart Monarchy
        • More on James' mother, Mary Queen of Scots
      • Social insecurity
    • Religious / philosophical background Show more
      • Divine right of kings
        • More on rebellion against the king
      • The Renaissance
      • The Reformation
    • The Theatre Show more
      • Mystery and morality plays
      • Permanent theatres
      • Design of theatres
      • The role of women
  • Synopsis and commentary
    • Act I Show more
      • Act 1 scene 1
      • Act 1 scene 2
      • Act 1 scene 3
      • Act 1 scene 4
      • Act 1 scene 5
    • Act II Show more
      • Act 2 scene 1
      • Act 2 scene 2
      • Act 2 scene 3
      • Act 2 scene 4
    • Act III Show more
      • Act 3 scene 1
      • Act 3 scene 2
      • Act 3 scene 3
      • Act 3 scene 4
      • Act 3 scene 5
      • Act 3 scene 6
      • Act 3 scene 7
    • Act IV Show more
      • Act 4 scene 1
      • Act 4 scene 2
      • Act 4 Scene 3
      • Act 4 scene 4
      • Act 4 Scene 5
      • Act 4 Scene 6
      • Act 4 Scene 7
    • Act V Show more
      • Act 5 scene 1
      • Act 5 scene 2
      • Act 5 scene 3
  • The language of King Lear
    • Linguistic variety
  • Characterisation in King Lear
    • A moral ensemble story
    • Lear
    • Lear's elder daughters
    • Cordelia
    • Kent
    • Gloucester
    • Edgar Linton
    • Edmund
    • Albany
    • Cornwall
    • The Fool
    • Oswald
    • Gentleman and servants
  • Themes in King Lear
    • The worldview of King Lear
    • Justice
    • Order, disintegration and chaos
    • Parent / child relationships
    • The reality of love
    • Nature
    • Seeing and blindness
    • Clothing and disguise
    • Identity
    • Madness
    • King Lear and the book of Job
  • Imagery and motifs in King Lear
    • Imagery
    • Motifs
  • The structure of King Lear
    • King Lear's five act structure
    • The two plots of King Lear
    • The ending of King Lear
  • Critical approaches to King Lear
    • Ways of thinking about King Lear
    • Nineteenth and earlier twentieth century critical views on King Lear
    • Critical views on King Lear since 1970
  • Approaching essays and exams on King Lear
    • Engaging with the text
    • What makes a good English exam answer?
    • How to plan an essay
    • Sample essay questions on King Lear
  • Resources and further reading on King Lear
    • Shakespeare's sources for King Lear Show more
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      • More on Holished's chronicles
      • More on The True Chronicle History of King Leir
      • More on The Mirror for Magistrates?
      • More on the Faerie Queene
      • More on Arcadia
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King Lear Images

Everyman fighting with Death Three daughters of King Lear by Gustav Pope, image available through Creative Commons The four temperaments by Lavater Image of an eclipse Hunter with horn Image of a fool Epicurus The Pleiades Plan of Old Sarum Lady Fortune spinning her wheel Bethlem Hospital Lady Fortune spinning her wheel Eclipse Prometheus and eagle Alchemist's Workshop King Lear in the storm by Benjamin West 1788 Pelican Bear baiting Hung, drawn and quartered Torture in the 16th century Sigmund Freud The book of Job, image available through Creative Commons Medieval illustration of hell James I and Anne of Denmark Globe Theatre King Lear Title page 1608 edition Andrew Cecil Bradley 1891 Germaine Greer, image available through Creative Commons King Lear Title page 1608 Mary Queen of Scots The King in the Medieval Parliament Martin Luther John Florio Portrait of James I by John de Critz c 1606 The Decameron Lady Fortune spinning her wheel Jesus welcomes the children The crucifixion Carrion Adam and Eve The Book of Common Prayer Gauntlets Adam and Eve Ixion Cordelia by William Frederick Yeames 1888 Goneril and Regan by Edwin Austin Abbey 1902 Lear 1769 unknown artist King Lear 1769 artist unknown Distaff image
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Everyman fighting with Death
Three daughters of King Lear by Gustav Pope, image available through Creative Commons
The four temperaments by Lavater
Image of an eclipse
Hunter with horn
Image of a fool
Epicurus
The Pleiades
Plan of Old Sarum
Lady Fortune spinning her wheel
Bethlem Hospital
Lady Fortune spinning her wheel
Eclipse
Prometheus and eagle
Alchemist's Workshop
King Lear in the storm by Benjamin West 1788
Pelican
Bear baiting
Hung, drawn and quartered
Torture in the 16th century
Sigmund Freud
The book of Job, image available through Creative Commons
Medieval illustration of hell
James I and Anne of Denmark
Globe Theatre
King Lear Title page 1608 edition
Andrew Cecil Bradley 1891
Germaine Greer, image available through Creative Commons
King Lear Title page 1608
Mary Queen of Scots
The King in the Medieval Parliament
Martin Luther
John Florio
Portrait of James I by John de Critz c 1606
The Decameron
Lady Fortune spinning her wheel
Jesus welcomes the children
The crucifixion
Carrion
Adam and Eve
The Book of Common Prayer
Gauntlets
Adam and Eve
Ixion
Cordelia by William Frederick Yeames 1888
Goneril and Regan by Edwin Austin Abbey 1902
Lear 1769 unknown artist
King Lear 1769 artist unknown
Distaff image