Shakespeare, King Lear, 1106
Directions: After reading the lecture, answer one of the three questions below. This answer is due no later than Thursday, Apr. 3.
Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Saturday, Apr. 5. Remember: in order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 or 4 other people's postings.
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Just answer one of the following questions.
1. In Shakespeare's King Lear, Cordelia refuses to flatter her father and is disowned. Do you think she was right or wrong in refusing to tell him what he wanted to hear?
2. How is the theme of "blindness" explored in this play?
3. How does the subplot of the play (the story of Gloucester, Edgar, and Edmund) serve to support the main plot of the play?
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