... different times during the year. Astrology was refined by the Greeks. It is from the Greeks that Renaissance and modern western astrology obtain most of their concepts. Astrology is an apparent relationship between the movement of the Sun, Moon and planets and life on Earth. In King Lear, astrology is used in a broader context and with a lot of effect. The first mention of the issue of astrology is in Act 1, scene II, by Gloucester: "These late eclipses in the sun and moon ... of friends, dissipation of cohorts, nuptial breaches, and I know not what." He is reciting almost everything Gl...

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