The exam for King Lear will be three parts. The format for these parts is short essay/answer questions. You will need to know and understand the major plot developments of the play including: characters names, their relationships with one another, and how these characters have changed throughout the play. You will also need to understand larger
The first two parts of the exam will cover theme. You will need to be prepared to analyze a theme throughout the play and give examples that span the course of the play from beginning to end. In addition, you will need to give numerous specific lines in support of a given theme and explain how they connect to that theme.
Here are some themes that you might consider when preparing for the exam:
- Love and Devotion
- Destiny/Fate versus "Making your own luck"
- Weather/Storms
- Loyalty and Betrayal
- Family conflict
- Sight versus Blindness
The third part of the exam will evaluate your ability to apply the ideas conveyed in King Lear to a modern text. You will need to consider plot, character, and theme in your analysis and explain how King Lear (a classic text) has impacted the way plot, character, or theme are developed in a television show or film.
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