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Shakespeare Final Discussion Questions
1. Who would be a better leader— Hamlet or Richard III? Hamlet !
indecision "etsomewhat pure in his intentions but Richard III !
decision but not #er" pure in his
intentions$. %&oni'
(. Do Shakespeare)s pla"s King Lear, The Tempest
and Henry V re#eal a reli*ious theme or
Shakespeare)s reli*ious #iews? %+rianna'
,. How does Shakespeare use identit" in a sense other than the
proper de-inition o- who or
what a person is? %Irene'
/. 0arl" in the semester we discussed lan*ua*e as a power mainl"
attributed to women howdoes this theor" pro#e true2-alse in The
Tempest and King Lear? %3ai*e'
4. How does the theme o- redemption pla" a role in Shakespeare?
Tempest and King Lear $.
%5ike 3'
6. Does he not belie#e in the platonic relationships o- males
and -emales since all the-riendships seem to be same se7
-riendships and the onl" mi7ed *ender attempt at
-riendship ended with the death o- one o- them8 9phelia in
Hamlet? %Samantha'
:. What does Shakespeare tr" to con#e" about power-ul rulin*
in King
Lear and Richard III, political or not?
;orruption? %
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1,. Shakespeare does a tremendous Gob o- creatin* antiheroes or
prota*onists that are at
times hard to root -or. How are characters like Hamlet Ein* ear
or Richard III -rom
pla"s o- the same name respecti#el" similar in character
structure? How are the"di--erent? Does *enre make a di--erence?
%;ase"'
1/. How does the -ool in Shakespeare)s pla" *row and de#elop as
Shakespeare becomes a better writer? From &amin* o- the
Shrew to Ein* ear to the &empest$. %5ike 3'
14. Discuss Shakespeare)s use o- comic relie- in his pla"s i.e.
-ools and Gesters subplotsadded in etc$. Would the pla" still be a
comed" without these smaller elements?
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