1. "King Lear can be read in a variety of ways."
... outrage of a parent who experiences for the very first time the defiance of a child. However, it is exacerbated by his own tyrannous nature and it becomes the "wrath of the dragon". Caught in a vortex of extreme rage, he disclaims "propinquity and property of blood." Eyre then uses the final scene to emphasize the tragic consequences of abrogating the ties of kinship ... ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate