Part one of term paper
An argument to support the view that "everything about the play [King Lear] hangs on the first two scenes not just the plot but the values as well." "King Lear, as I see it, confronts the perplexity and mystery of human action." (Shakespeare's Middle Tragedies, 169) As the previous quotation from the scriptures of Maynard Mack implies, K ...

Part two of term paper
... lines. Amidst all the controversy one fact can be settled upon by all; King Lear is one of Shakespeare's best tragedies. While being a great play, the bulk of the plot in King Lear comes mainly from the first two scenes where most of the key events happen. Along with the plot there is also extensive amounts of setup that occur within the dialogue which key the audience in on the morals and values of the characters. Marilyn French is completely accurate when she states that "Everyth ...