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Humility in William Shakespeare’s "King Lear"

Name: Humility in William Shakespeare’s "King Lear"
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Author: Kassidy-Rose McMahon
ISBN: 9783346658586

Academic Paper, 2019

8 Pages, Grade: Undergraduate

Kassidy-Rose McMahon (Author)

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Humility is an important virtue, especially for kings who hold immeasurable power. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy play 'King Lear', Lear clearly lacks humility. This essay argues Lear must learn humility. He must learn that his offence against the kingdom is not just political, in the sense that he makes a wrong decision about how to govern, but also ethical and humanitarian, in that he comes to understand his own responsibility for rooted social injustice.

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Title: Humility in William Shakespeare’s "King Lear"
College: Griffith University (School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science)
Course: Global Shakespeare
Grade: Undergraduate
Author: Kassidy-Rose McMahon (Author)
Year: 2019
Pages: 8
Catalog Number: V1216297
ISBN (eBook): 9783346658586
Language: English
Keywords: William Shakespeare, King Lear, Humility, Drama, Literature

Quote paper: Kassidy-Rose McMahon (Author), 2019, Humility in William Shakespeare’s "King Lear", Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1216297

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