2007-01-25 21:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by vikki_willoughby 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
~Without Act III, the plot lines, character development and conflicts created by Acts I and II would be unresolved and the play would make no sense.
2007-01-25 21:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The importance is how Shakespeare ends the play. Typically one would expect for Cordelia to take the throne after King Lear dies however we see that while Lear hopes she is alive, she is in fact dead. When this play was written, this sort of tragedy in nobility was shocking and unfathomable. This is further accentuated by the reconciliation between King Lear and Cordelia thus giving way to the ever popular family drama in 20th century American television and cinema.
2007-01-26 05:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by noonenowhere23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been ages since I did it in school but I think act three is the storm scene.
It represents Lears low point. He has gone from being King to being homeless. In the scene his torturted mind is is repesented by the storm. There is also hints of his maness yet to come.
I could be wrong but thats what I think it is.
2007-01-26 05:32:20 · answer #3 · answered by knockbegsucks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋