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King Lear: The Element Of Disguise
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The play King Lear is, first of all, a play about kingship; about a
trustful old king, every inch a king, who in old age brings destruction to
himself, and to certain persons in his own circle, and to his country. It
is a play which tears off the outer coverings. Pious and innocent-seeming
peopl ....
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....ason that Cordeila is banished from the kingdom.
An obvious example of disguise is with the Earl of Kent, as he enters
the play as Tom of Bedlam. Even though he was exiled from the kingdom, he
has returned to protect Lear. His great loyality to the king, forces Kent
to risk his life in order to decieve Lear.
Lear : What art thou?
Kent : A very honest-hearted fellow, and as poor as the king.
(I, IV, 18-
20)
A disguise normally is associated with covering up, leaving a very.... |
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