- 01Gloucester and Kent Discuss the King's Favoritism
- 02Lear's Plan to Divide the Kingdom
- 03The Love Test for Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia
- 04Cordelia's Refusal to Flatter
- 01Lear Disowns Cordelia
- 02Kent's Protest Against the King's Rashness
- 03Cordelia's Marriage to France
- 04Burgundy Rejects Cordelia Without a Dowry
- 01Goneril and Regan Judge Lear's Age and Weakness
- 02Their Private Discussion of Lear's Authority
King Lear
Authority, family, madness, and suffering.
8Chapters
24Lessons
64Topics
Certificate of completion included
This course was produced by Cavua from a public-domain text.
Skills this course leaves you with.
- Analyze the role of authority and succession in King Lear
- Explain how family conflict drives the tragedy
- Interpret Lear's descent into madness and its dramatic purpose
- Describe Gloucester's plotline and its parallels to Lear's story
- Examine the themes of betrayal, loyalty, and recognition
- Summarize the final political and emotional collapse of the play
Curriculum
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- Chapters
- 8
- Lessons
- 24
- Topics
- 64
- 01Edmund's Soliloquy on Nature and Bastardy
- 02Edmund's Resentment Toward Edgar
- 03The Forged Letter Against Edgar
- 01Gloucester Reads Edgar's Supposed Plot
- 02Edmund's Manipulation of His Father
- 03Gloucester's Fear of Cosmic Omens
- 01Edmund Warns Edgar to Flee
- 02Edgar's Decision to Disguise Himself
- 01Goneril Orders Her Servants to Show Less Respect
- 02Lear Arrives and Questions Kent in Disguise
- 03The King's Search for His Fool
- 01The Fool's Mockery of Lear's Foolishness
- 02The Parable of the Egg and the Crown
- 03The Fool's Songs About Lear's Abdication
- 01Goneril Accuses Lear's Knights of Disorder
- 02Lear Questions His Own Identity
- 03The Demand to Reduce Lear's Retinue
- 01Lear Curses Goneril and Calls on Nature
- 02Albany's Attempt to Calm the King
- 01The Fool's Warning About Loyalty and Weather
- 02Kent's Secret Service to the King
- 01Lear Challenges the Elements
- 02The King's Refusal to Enter Shelter
- 03Lear's Growing Madness in the Tempest
- 01Edmund's False Report of Edgar's Treason
- 02Gloucester's Belief in the Forged Conspiracy
- 03Cornwall and Regan Arrive to Seize Power
- 01Kent Insults the Steward in the Dark
- 02The Fight Over Lear's Honor
- 01Regan and Goneril Coordinate Their Response
- 02Reports of War and the French Landing
- 01Gloucester Hides Lear's Letters and Plans
- 02The King's Arrival at Gloucester's House
- 01Lear Pleads for Shelter and Food
- 02Regan and Goneril Reduce His Household
- 03Lear's Curse on Goneril's Fertility
- 01Cornwall and Regan Interrogate Gloucester
- 02The Blinding of Gloucester
- 03The Servant's Intervention and Cornwall's Death
- 01Edgar's Disguise as a Bedlam Beggar
- 02Lear's Encounter with Poor Tom
- 01Gloucester's Despair After Losing His Eyes
- 02Edgar Guides Gloucester Toward Dover
- 01Lear's Reflections on Poverty and Human Nature
- 02The King's Arrest and Loss of Control
- 01Cordelia Learns of Lear's Condition
- 02Lear and Cordelia Reunited
- 03Cordelia's Care for Her Father
- 01Albany, Goneril, Regan, and Edmund Prepare for War
- 02Edmund's Secret Orders and the Prisoners
- 03Edgar Challenges Edmund to Combat
- 01The Poisoning Rivalry Between Goneril and Regan
- 02Lear and Cordelia Taken Prisoner
- 03Cordelia's Death and Lear's Final Grief
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