... influences within the Jacobean era. Believed to have been written in the early 17th Century, the tragedy of "King Lear" lends itself to considerable diversity of interpretations and thus, is read in a variety of ways. Each reading of this play reflects the interests, anxieties, political, religious and aesthetic ideologies of the times, such as Carson and Granville-Barker ... the angels above, royalty beneath them and animals and plants below. Therefore, Jacobean's beliefs, values and political issues significantly affect the dominant reading of "King Lear" within this epoch. Through his...

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Regardless of the time and place in which various productions were made, audiences continue to receive the play as an exploration of the values associated with the natural order. King Lear is a text that has been continually recontexualised but its universal nature is reflected through its reception ... values of the play lay heavy emphasis on the significance and value of family ties and the patriarch's awareness of their parental roles. Following both the major plot of King Lear's family, and the parallel plot of Gloucester's family, the parental flaws of the patriarch's King Lear and Glou...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate