Ian Smith

The novel Atonement deconstructs itself within its own story. Post-structuralism is a critical method which asserts that meanings, metaphysical constructs, and hierarchical oppositions are always rendered unstable by their dependence on ultimately arbitrary signifiers. It holds that there are many truths, that frameworks must bleed, and that structures must become unstable or decentered. Therefore, post-structural theory carries implications far beyond literary criticism. There seems to be multiple

In William Shakespeare’s novel King Lear, he portrays the arduous relationship between King Lear and each of his three daughters. Shakespeare uses tone and syntax to reveal the theme of deception. The play starts off with King Lear, who is getting ready to abdicate his throne, and wants to choose a successor. He tests each of his daughters by asking them how much they love him. His two older daughters, Goneril and Regan, passionately profess their love for Lear, and the youngest, Cordelia, bluntly

In act 1 scene 4, Goneril picks up a fight with king Lear because she thinks that he is letting his entourage get out of control. Albany, Goneril’s husband enters during the middle of the argument and is curious about what is going on. When he shows up, he says, "My lord, I am guiltless, as I am ignorant / Of what hath moved you" (1.4.274-275). The reason he does not understand why the king is distressed when he shows up in their argument is because he does not keep track of what his wife is doing

The Human Need to Reconcile the Uncertainties of the Past With New or Present Situation In William Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, the subjects of Lear have severed many ties and allegiances early on in the play. Edmund severs ties with his father, Gloucester and his brother, Edgar, in an attempt to earn the respect that he has been longing for his whole life. Cordelia also severs ties with King Lear in an attempt to show Lear’s foolishness in his askings to prove how much each of the sisters love

In Shakespeare’s King Lear, the audience is confronted with many contrasts—a wise fool, reason in madness, insight of a blind man, and the power of the powerless. Through these contradictions, the audience and the characters are challenged to stop limiting what’s within by external appearances. In the beginning, King Lear holds a lot of political agency but has no power over his happiness as he looks to his daughters’ words of love for confirmation. The sisters that verbally express the most love

Cordelia’s death, which often causes questions of justice can surely be justified, because she is the sacrifice that Lear has to make for him to be closer to the truth of reality. “Now our joy,/ Although our last and least,” (1, 1, 91). King Lear has three daughters; Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, and as evident in this quote, out of the three daughters, his most favoured and beloved daughter is Cordelia, and he openly expresses his love for her. Unlike her barbarous sisters, Goneril and Regan, the

Despite the strikingly similar characterizations between King Lear in King Lear and Larry in A Thousand Acres, the path and outcome that both characters go through have different elements. At the beginning of the play King Lear, Lear is insolent and insecure; he wants to hear his daughters tell him how much they love him and how powerful he is. When his youngest and favourite daughter Cordelia does not say what he wants to hear, he banishes her from the kingdom due to his pride, “Hence, and avoid

Joseph Pecchia ENG 3U1 A Comparison of King Lear versus A Thousand Acres: Lear in a Corn Field? Who’s Who? 1. Compare and contrast the characterization of Smiley's characters to Shakespeare's characters. (5 marks) King Lear A Thousand Acres Identify the Qualities about each character that are similar to Lear King Lear Larry Cook • Father of three daughters. • Owns the farm, like how Lear was King of Britain. • Decides to divide up his farm in three, for his daughters. • Once Caroline does

How can words effect a life? Be careful of one’s words because words that could ruin a life. Gossip, lies, drama; these are all the same, to make up something or to carry on the lie could not only hurt somebody yet could destroy a life. In the beginning of the story it focuses on Briony and what she sees through her eyes. She was young in part one and did not realize what she has done. Briony thought that she done the right thing helping herself, her sister Cilia, and her cousin Lola. She believes

Inner Journey Assessment William F Buckley quoted “If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey most of us would never start at all”. This quote relates to journeys, specifically to inner journeys with the intention that many journeys are difficult and if individuals knew how difficult the journey was going to be, then most of us would not even commence the journey. A journey is simply a movement from one place to another. Physical journeys are gateways to inner journeys, which