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Essay Galaxy - King Lear: The Element of Disguise
King Lear: The Element of Disguise
The play King Lear is, first of all, a play about kingship; about a
trustful old king, every inch a king, who in old age brings destruction to
himself, and to certain persons in his own circle, and to his country. It
is a play which tears off the outer coverings. Pious and innocent-seeming
people who are villainous, are revealed in their true nature, and the
similar is disclosed for what it is, as it works destruction. This is done
in a world in which most men are constantly seeking their own advancement,
in a court which flatterers are always lurking, and in which a king should
be constantly wary and constantly careful to follow the advice of such
practical honest men as Kent.
Within the first two acts of King Lear, the element of disguise is
establish....
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