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King Lear: Main Issues
"In both plays, the main issues are resolved in the final scenes of the play." To what extent is this true for either King Lear or Henry IV part I?
In King Lear, the main issue to be resolved is self-knowledge, duty of kingship and fatherhood, and clear vision. These issues are addressed in King Lear, as Lear and Gloucester travel through their journey of self exploration, and i ....
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.... to my bond." To hear this, Lear praises Gonerill and Regan by reward of land, but punishes Cordelia by "disclaim my paternal care, property and propinquity of blood." This demonstrates Lear's lack of understanding as a father, his inability to see his daughters' inner thoughts and intentions. However, through the mental suffering of Lear later in the play, Acts III and IV, he comes to term with his true self and begins to "see" better. "Please don't mock me, I am a very foolish fon ....
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