Ian Smith

Blindness is a theme that is very prominent in both plays as both of the kings suffer from some sort of mental blindness. King Lear is blind to the truth and he lets flattery get to his head when he says: “Tell me, my daughters / …which of you shall we say doth love us most” (Shakespeare. I.1.5-56). Although it is obvious that Cordelia loves her father the most and is the most honest out of the three daughters, Lear is oblivious to her love as he is blinded by his own arrogance; his blindness causes

Atonement was written by Ian McEwan in 2002. The novel tells the story of thirteen year old Briony Tallis and her journey to reach atonement for the mistake she made in her childhood that sent Robbie Turner to prison, who later is identified as an innocent man. Ian McEwan takes Briony on a journey during which she goes through guilt, deceit, coming of age, and the struggle to reach atonement for that all began on the hottest night of the summer of nineteen thirty-five, when she sent an innocent man

Ian McEwan’s novel, Atonement is a provocative story of lies deceit, compassion, and forgiveness. In the award winning novel, Briony is just a thirteen year old girl when the story starts and her childhood innocence created a a scenario in which she managed to get her older sister’s boyfriend and love of her life, arrested and thrown into prison. After spending five years in prison, Robbie, the boyfriend who was wrongfully accused and imprisoned, enlisted into the rBritish Royal Navy to fight in

If you play sports or anything competitive, then you know exactly what I mean when I say rivalries.For us Marshall is our elite rivalry. They beat us in basketball more than I’d like to even say. Rivalries are just teams that can make your team better in a way, or drive you crazy when you lose. Anyways, we haven’t played them in volleyball ever ( for seventh grade anyways,) and we were headed straight for the Marshall tournament that day. This would be our first tournament this season for volleyball

The power of writing and literacy are factors which influence Briony's identity as they affect her thought process and the way she thinks about the individuals that surround her. Briony has difficulty understanding the difference between fictional plot and characters in her stories and reality which eventually influence her decision to accuse Robbie. Literature and Writing has an extremely influential role in Atonement as literature is present in all aspects of the events that take place and can

What is trust? Trust is a believing someone. But you have to trust the right people. King Lear had to face this phenomenon and made a mistake and later paid the price. Lear had three daughters. Two of the daughters Goneril and Regan flattered Lear and behind his back they agreed to take his power. But the dying king failed to realize that they were tricking him. But the youngest daughter Cordelia denied to praise the king. She saw King Lear as much as a daughter should praise a father. She was right

After King Lear’s two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan express their love for their father in a flattering speech they were granted their share of the kingdom, and Cordelia his youngest daughter and favorite daughter refused to play along, Lear felts she was disrespectful and she was banished from his sight. Cordelia bids farewell to her sisters, and tells them that she knows they don’t love him, “I know you what you are, and like a sister am most loath to call your faults as they are named.”

A person’s worth is never defined by their external appearances, such as their physical features or titles, but it lies in the internal thoughts that they base their actions upon. Act I of King Lear, by William Shakespeare, explores the idea that individuals are defined by their personal values and motives. This can be seen in the deceitful Goneril and Regan, the good Cordelia, and the knowledgeable fool. First, both Goneril and Regan give beautiful words of love to their father, King Lear, but

Lear and Oedipus both possess a high sense of nobility and goodness, which are very important characteristics to have in a king. In the first act, King Lear wants to divide his kingdom in three amongst his daughters. He says: “We have this hour a constant will to publish/ Our daughters' several dowers, that future strife/May be prevented now.” (Shakespeare, 1.1.46-48) He wants to provide for his daughters as well as avoid any future conflict that could happen between them. Although he meant well

Goneril was the initial influence to why Regan restored honor through the acts she committed. Regan never inquired lies Goneril told her against their father. This initially portrayed Regan to be less wicked than Goneril. However, since both sisters decided to form an alliance when Goneril says, “let's hit together”, Regan’s consistency against Lear increased, resulting with Goneril controlling Regan’s mind with misinterpretations about their father and his knights. This results in the first honor