King Lear (Shakespeare Made Easy)
by William Shakespeare
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Author: William ShakespeareEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1986-01-10
ISBN: 0812036379
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Book Review: Allegory of Elizabethan England
Summary: 5 Stars
Although King Lear is set in pagan England, 700 years before Christ, the plot is an allegory of the suffering of Catholics under the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Here the old fathers (the Catholic Church) are persecuted by the young (the Church of England) and the realm's most faithful daughter (Cordelia) is sent into exile. A central point in the play is the fool's prophesy when "bawds and whores do churches build." The brutality of Elizabeth's reign is very well portrayed in "Cranmer's Godly Order" by Michael Davies and will provide great insight into the environment that Shakespeare was living. Shakespeare's parents and best friend suffered under this persecution and King Lear was written to encourage recusant Catholics to be patient and persevere in the face of hardship. "The weight of this sad time we must obey." The failed invasion of the French army parallels the failed invasion of the Spanish Armada in its attempt to avenge the murder of Queen Mary. Perhaps for these reasons, King Lear's importance was downplayed for several hundred years in Anglican England and only today it is recognized as Shakespeare's greatest play.
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