King Lear assignments
1. Write five newspaper headlines dealing with the issues in the text. Keep these from reputable newspapers rather than sensational papers.
2. Write an obituary for one of the characters that dies in the play. You will probably need to do a bit of historical research. This needs to be a page in length.
3. Look at the word count: http://www.eamesharlan.org/tptt/lear62.html Find the character names. Write a page about why you think some characters are mentioned more than other characters.
Reading notes:
Find examples to prove that Lear is truly mad or only feigning madness
Find instances of how nature affects the plot
How and when are animals mentioned?
Sleep and sleeplessness
Greed and lust
Fate – or is it in the hands of the gods?
Does age equal wisdom
Due Feb 3
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