... extreme comparison to Shakespeare's Lear. The main theme of inversion of the natural order is apparent in both the play and the novel, with three main examples in the play. The first example of this is near the beginning when Lear reveals he ... father is still alive. Another example of inversion of the natural order in Shakespeare's play is the fact that each daughter ends up dead before her father. This is a contradiction to the natural order of dying, the parent should not ... give away power; power was only achieved by succeeding a king or ruler in a royal family. So, when Lear info...

• Word Count: 536
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... Self: "He would only strive after whatever the inward voice commanded him, not tarry anywhere but where the voice advised him" (p. 47-48). In essence, Siddhartha goes from ignoring the self, to listening to the self. However, this listening is not all it took for Siddhartha to truly love ... epiphany. He realizes, "One thing I have done well, which pleases me, which I must praise- I have now put an end to that self-detestation, to that foolish empty life. I commend you Siddhartha, that after so many years of folly, you have again had a good idea, that you have accomplished something, that...

• Word Count: 1265
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School