1. King Lear and the Earl of Gloucester
... the fierce storm. The disappointment of the betrayal from his daughters pulls Lear near the edge of insanity. Before Lear leaves the castle, he told the fool "O Fool, I shall go mad!" this foreshadows what going to happen to him. In Shakespeare's works the weather always reflect the situation in the play itself. As a Fierce storm implied that storm of ... is like the return of the goodness, because she is a Christ-like figure as she says: "O dear father, it is thy business that I go about." It is Jesus's words from Bible that "I must go about my father's business" (Luke 2:49). As we can...
- Word Count: 3449
- Approx Pages: 14
- Grade Level: High School