... , looking the part of a royal ruler, but as soon as he speaks we discover that he is a petulant, old man. That is essential to understand why Lear goes through a almost "metamorphosis" throughout the play. Lear's old age is critical to the undergoing of his madness. Lear wears the proper king cloak, the outward features of royalty are clear, but the inward ... says "O, fool, I shall go mad". That is followed by the storm scene in which Lear faces a mad breakdown when he comes in contact with the Bedlam beggar, this is the "metamorphosis" of Lear's hysterical passion into downright madnes...

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• Grade Level: High School

... is much in his character to admire, Titus lacks a basic humanity and a willingness to admit that he is wrong. An onslaught of tragedies facing himself and his family causes a psychic metamorphosis in Titus that makes him a barbaric and obsessed man. His capability for violence, which had only been glimpsed before, is completely unleashed in the final act of the play. Any ... ...

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... Shakespeare's King Lear. This fool is blessed with a mellifluous voice of nonsensical reason, which he uses throughout the play as a function of perpetuating Lear's madness to the point of a complete metamorphosis and the conception of clarity of mind. The fool's original and supposed role is that of entertainer; although Lear's Fool is a more convoluted version, as he is an ironical paradox ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... planted, Iago has only to sit back and watch the plant of uncertainty and self-doubt take root as Othello's own psyche deceives and confuses him. The effects of Othello's metamorphosis are dire, resulting in death, destruction and sorrow; in essence the tragedy of the play itself, Othello's demise, is caused by this transformation. The most prominent cause behind Othello's downfall ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate