Month: February 2016

King Lear is a very old play script written by the ”Bard of Avon”, William Shakespeare. The play goes into the tragedy genre, which was very popular at the time the play was written, especially with Shakespeare. This is an essay about one of the most tense scenes in King Lear, the confrontation about who loves the ageing main character the most, Gonreil, Regan or Cordelia?

The first one to speak was Gonriel. She obviously was desperate to own the largest piece of land, and was prepared to lie continuously until she got it.She uses quotes like ”Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter”. This a quote that is exaggerated greatly, and is obviously not what she would say if the prize of the land wasn’t there. She uses techniques such as a triplet, which makes the reader think that she was preparing this, and made up all of this stuff specially for this occasion, presuming that she is a very false and manipulative person. The reader is automatically given the impression that Gonreil is not speaking truthfully, and also, if King Lear does choose Gonriel to have the largest piece of land, it gives the impression that the ageing man is walking straight into a trap.

The next person to speak was Regan, who gave a totally different approach to Gonreil. She decided to, instead of making herself look like she loves him, criticizing the other’s speeches. ”Only she comes too short” was a quote used by Regan against the other sister, trying to turn King Lear to her, instead of Gonriel. I think she is trying to respond in a way that King Lear would think of it as brilliant. The reader’s reaction is that she is very mean and would put down others for her own glory.

The last person to speak was Cordelia. She decided to use a totally different approach, and decided to tell the (seeming so) truth. She did this by saying ”Nothing my lord” in response to the question. I think that she tried to use the technique that you tell the truth and it comes across as loving, yet I think King Lear found it weird. The reaction from the reader was a decision on who doth loved King Lear the most…

It was a Friday morning, an inset day in Theo’s case.This was his first chance to have a day out with the popular group. They were intending to go bowling then Nando’s, yet instead wanted to cruise around London using the TfL…

“Today’s gonna be sick innit!” said Joey excitedly. Joey was Theo’s best friend, and they were invited to go on a day out with Chad and his squad, the most popular group in his school’s Year 7. To be part of it automatically makes you popular and was called the essential Secondary School survival tool. Theo and Joey said yes to go as soon as they got the text. “Yeah, I guess.” Theo answered. Theo’s older brother, Tom, said that Chad was the younger brother of Bobby, the biggest troublemaker in Year 11, smoking shisha in the playground, selling ridiculously priced Kool – Aid to lower schoolers and getting in a fight nearly every day. Because of this, Theo stayed cautious, but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to hang out with him.

Even though Theo lived in Mayfair, most of his friends, including Joey, lived in South London, usually either Peckham or Brixton. Chad lived in Stockwell, so they met at that station. They were scheduled to get on the train at 11am, yet, like always, Chad was half an hour late. Chad and his mates were running and instructed Theo to get on the train hastily. He later explained that none of his squad brought Oysters and were on the run from security as they jumped the turnstiles. “We’re gonna go to Victoria apwhere we’ll meet my bro, then we gonna have a surprise at Blackfriars station.” Chad’s squad started smirking, even though Theo and Joey had no idea what they were talking about. Afterwards, at Victoria, they met Bobby. He was basically a 6ft upgrade on Chad, swapping a Nike pouch to a Armani pouch, and everything he wore was worth over £100. Theo went off to text his parents that he was okay, and had safely arrived at Victoria station, yet had absolutely no idea about what he was going to be doing there. While Theo was away, Bobby introduced the master plan without Theo. He had no idea on what was in stock for him.

Chad and Bobby’s dad was a criminal who liked mass destruction. He tried to hijack the train at Blackfriars station, but got caught and was put in prison for 6 years after a long trial last year. They wanted to finish exactly what he had started. There was a confusion on who would do it, and without Theo knowing, the the last person on the District line train to Blackfriars station would have to un clip the connectors going between the two train cars…

Theo got back just in time, yet unluckily for him, was on the train last! They followed Bobby’s orders and reached the last cart of the train before the drivers section. Another District line train was following, so they had to pull this off correctly. They were about to get to Blackfiars station, and they told Theo the deal. They were about to do it and pushed Theo to the front of the train. He stopped, and everyone, including Joey, was shouting “Do it!” behind him. Then he said no. “WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO?!” shouted Bobby. ” I would rather be bullied than kill all of these people” Theo replied. He dashed past everyone and jumped off the train onto the platform knowing he did the right thing.

The End.

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, on land owned by Thomas Brend and inherited by his son, Nicholas Brend and grandson Sir Matthew Brend, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642. A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named “Shakespeare’s Globe”, opened in 1997 approximately 750 feet (230m) from the site of the original theatre. From 1909, the current Gielgud Theatre was called “Globe Theatre”, until it was renamed (in honour of John Gielgud) in 1994.

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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the best writer in the English language. Because of his fantastic work, he is known as the poet of England and ”Bard of Avon”. In his lifetime, he wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and 2 long poems. His productions have been translated into all major languages and are enjoyed all over the world.

Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford upon Avon, in Warwickshire. When he was 18, he married Anne Hathaway, who he had three children with: Susanna. and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592, he started a successful career in London as an actor, writer and became a co-owner of theatre production company, Lord Chamberlains’s men, later known as the King’s men. It was recorded that he retired back to Stratford, where he was born and raised, and died three years later.

Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories, and these are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights.

After his death, his plays are still incredibly popular and celebrated all over the world.