Part one of term paper
Nakedness and dress in Shakespeare's King Lear, represented the status of a character. Many scenes use clothing to show one characters dominance over another. The more opulent the clothing, the higher the status, or the lack of clothing, the lower the status. A few characters go through many wardrobes. Lear and Edgar, both start the begin ...

Part two of term paper
... other harsh elements. At the same time that his garments are lessening in value, so is his level of power and status. Lear finds the bottom of the abyss he enters when he, a fool, a beggar, and a madman have taken shelter in a hut from a storm. For Lear to be in the company such as this, his status is near nothing. In order to show this degeneration from high to low, Lear strips off all his clothing, showing he is now at the very bottom of the social order. To have some clothes is to be some ...