Hi, these links have all the information that you need.
King Lear - William Shakespeare
I have found 10+ summaries for you to look at, via the links below.
http://www.absoluteshakespeare.com/guides/king_lear/king_lear.htm
http://www.antistudy.com/search.php?title=KING+LEAR
http://cummingsstudyguides.net/xKingLear.html#King%20Lear
http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=227
http://www.freebooknotes.com/book.php3?id=227
http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/king_lear/
http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/kinglear/about.html
These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions. Here is a short extract of what you can expect from the summaries.
Themes
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Theme 1: Suffering can transform a contemptible human being into a good person. Lear appears to redeem himself by the end of the play. An important passage revealing the change Lear is undergoing appears in Act III, Scene IV, during the terrible storm. While his fool takes shelter in a hovel, Lear remains standing for a moment in the rain, saying he pities the poor people who must endure the elements. He regrets failing to do more to help them, saying: more……..
http://cummingsstudyguides.net/xKingLear.html#Themes
King Lear inspires many philosophical questions; chief among them is the existence of divine justice. More…
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-54,pageNum-102.html
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.
2006-12-08 01:52:54
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