Thursday, October 13, 2016

Karee's Pre-Paper Analysis

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From the beginning of the play I felt like I could relate to Cordelia and couldn't help feeling bad for 
A passage from the introduction, Cordelia's inability to express her love
for her father and his inability to humbly accept her love. 
 her and the way she was treated. I couldn't figure out why the king was unhappy with her inability to express her love to him. Through further thinking I have come to realize that while Cordelia is a "truth teller," King Lear's pride doesn't allow him to see the truth. So as I read I have been looking for passages that show Cordelia's thoughts and feelings, King Lear's contrasting actions, and evidence of King Lear's pride.

My peers on Slack have had a great influence on my views of reading King Lear. For example @stella.stowell, in sharing some connections to Christian beliefs said, "One of these examples was Adam and Eve who were remained in a liminal state, as they didn't have unique identities when they remained unclothed in the garden. . . . This adds to the image of Cordelia as a Christ figure, who is the one that can offer Lear redemption and clothe him and restore his identity." Or @kdorman who talked about the natural relationship of a daughter and father in relation to nature. I have also found additional analysis of the relationships of Cordelia and King Lear, but the best was an article written by a student from another university called "Love is Shown, Not Spoken: The Unconditional Love between Parents and Children." Insights from my peers from class as well as analysis if found on academic sources have changed my thoughts of the relationship of Cordelia and King Lear.

[Policy claim] While a reader of King Lear will see a lack of Christianity in Shakespeare's version of the play, a reader should look for the subtle references to the available power of a redeemer that could be referenced to Christ.

[Definition claim] Although Cordelia's lack of professing her love to her father appears to cause conflict, it is King Lear's pride and ignorance that leads to the deaths of nine characters.

[Comparison claim] Although the characters of the fool and Cordelia have been suggested as being the same, the different effect that Cordelia has on her father truly roots from her love of her father.

[Evaluation claim] Although the two older sisters' exaggeration of their love for their father pleases him, Cordelia's simple truth is a better example of true love.

[Causal claim] Although King Lear doesn't accept Cordelia's truth from act 1, it is Cordelia's truth that causes the true character of King Lear to surface.

4 comments:

  1. I think the 4th claim is interesting because it's difficult to really put into words what is "a better love." That could maybe make it more difficult or easier.... I'm not sure yet. I do really think that the second one, referencing King Lear's pride and ignorance, could be a highly interesting claim to expound upon!

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  2. I really liked your paragraph about Slack! It caused me to go back and look at those particular conversations a little more in depth, and to look at some of the articles associated with them. I agree with Kate that "better love" is something hard to measure, but that would be something interesting to look at.

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  3. Your causal claim is interesting as well. It would be cool to see how bringing in his madness would serve in supporting your claim- like, he is mad but he is also his true self, all thanks to his daughter. Something like that.

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  4. Your causal claim is interesting as well. It would be cool to see how bringing in his madness would serve in supporting your claim- like, he is mad but he is also his true self, all thanks to his daughter. Something like that.

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