In this novel as well as in King Leer people generally want to be good, yet human nature combined with a lack of order causes evil actions to arise becau se individuals desire to benefit themselves at all costs. ... In both King Lear and A Thousand Acres, everyone contains the seeds of morality and immortality in varying degrees; however, corruption prevails in threatening situations because of human weakness. ... He is not willing to sacrifice anything for his family and this lack of compassion shows his uncontrollable ambition. ... Caroline's uncontrollable ambition allows her desire ...

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It reflects an image of our modern world in which most people are not human beings anymore. ... She is one of the few human beings who are still innocent in a world that needs purification; a world that is full of wickedness and corruption. Cordelia is a daughter that every parent wishes to have, and she is a model human being that is needed to form a perfect world. ... Gloucester never had in mind that the world out there is dangerous and that people are not human being anymore. ... Gloucester is a true and loyal friend who sacrificed his own life for the sake of his friend Lear. ...

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The term „institution‟ is used in nominalist sense, to mean a group of persons organized according to cultural principles to carry on activities which fulfill their basic individual and social needs as human beings.4 Similarly, Arthur W. ... As far as themes are concerned, "the dramatists dared to explore such untraditional subjects as (1) the complexities of human experience, (2) the moral and social values of American life, and (3) the economic and political problems created by technological changes and a great World War....

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• Grade Level: High School