King Lear: A Shakespearean Tragedy
There has been many different views on the plays of William
Shakespeare and definitions of what kind of play they were. The two most
popular would be the comedy and the tragedy. King Lear to some people may
be a comedy because they believe that the play has been over exaggerated.
Others would say King Lear was a tragedy because there is so much suffering
and chaos.
What makes a Shakespearean play a comedy or a tragedy? King Lear
would be a tragedy because it meets all the requirements of a tragedy as
defined by Andrew Cecil Bradley. Bradley states that a Shakesp ....
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