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    How actual productions should be used in the essay

    Yes you can go into camera angles etc.. because they can show how the productions you are talking about support or contrast with your view. e.g. if you are saying that Cordelia is just as stubborn as Lear you could say that the production directed by richard eyre (sorry, favourite production so...
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    Pride and prejudice class structure

    The Bennetts are at the lowish end of the gentry class, while Darcy is at the high end of the gentry class, he is not however a member of the aristocracy.
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    Analysing King Lear PRODUCTIONS

    You should look for how they decide to portray different scenes or characters. For example: Lear Cordelia the other sisters Kent Gloucester Edmond Edgar The Fool the storm scene the ending All through the play there are choices to be made as to how you wish to portray each character...
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    King Lear: Help us!!!

    surely you have some notes of your own? read through the question carefully, it is not that difficult. It is just asking you to talk about how you view King Lear differently from how those in different times or places have/would have viewed it. So basically, you need to have a view, you need to...
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    Why good characters die- King Lear

    Good characters don't usually die at the end of an Elizabethan play. The idea of the tragedy is that a person of noble rank (in this case a king) falls due to some fundamental flaw in his character. During the play, any character who commits a sinful act will die, in order to restore the natural...
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    How actual productions should be used in the essay

    Other productions of King Lear should be used to support, or as an alternative for your view. E.g. you can say that you think the portrayal of Lear in the Richard Eyre production was closest to your view, whereas the Lear in Brooks' production was too cold and emotionless. The other productions...
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    King Lear practise essays

    About the personal interpretation, it's really quite easy to do. Just make sure you have an opinion. The whole point of King Lear is that you can completely change the meaning of the text by deciding how you think each character should be portrayed. With your interpretation you can say (for...
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