King Lear by Shakespeare

King Lear by Shakespeare

Section C

Question 1

Shakespeare uses the setting effectively to emphasize the changes in Lear's station as the play progresses towards the climax. The beginning of the play introduces the reader to a king who is drunk on power and has everything he has desired - fame, respect, wealth, obedience and absolute power. The king also takes immense pride in his three daughters, all of whom, he believes, love him unconditionally. In stark contrast, the setting in the end shows King Lear defeated by his hamartia or moral flaws, which ends up causing the deterioration in his ...