King Lear?

Question

In King Lear, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. What scene of violence from the play contributes to the overall meaning of shakespeares complete work?

Answer 1

Also no scene of violence exists for more than it's entertainment value to the audience. So the only conclusion you can draw is that the overall meaning of Shakespear's complete work is "entertaining the audience is the purpose of theatre." Though some have said that Shakespeare asks. "Is life worth living? and replies, a resounding, "Yes!" I think the latter is wishful thinking on the part of academicians and snobs who think plays are literature, which they are not, and that Shakespeare was anything more than a natural genius who chose to work in the theatre and give the populace what it wanted in terms of enterainment, which he was not. But, boy, was he good at what he did!