King lear essay Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Not entirely complete, but includes detailed essay plans on various themes and characters in Shakespeare's 'King Lear': blindness, suffering, family relationships, justice, madness, control, Lear, Kent, Cordelia, the Fool, Edmund, and Edgar.

A collection of quotes from Shakespeare's 'King Lear' organised by theme. Helpful for creating essay plans, writing essays, or creating flashcards off of in preparation for exams. Themes are: justice, authority/kingship/power, family relationships, age and generational divide/mortality etc.

This document is an essay for the GCSE and A-Level text, King Lear by Shakespeare. I personally created these revision notes while studying for my A-Levels between 2018-2020. I achieved a grade A* in English Literature, which is reflected in these notes. They are perfect for last minute revision, or if you don’t know where to start! My bundles also include essays, summaries, critical readings and more.

An A-Level essay from an A* student on Shakespeare's presentation of the Fool in King Lear

These notes cover every act & scene in King Lear. Notes on each scene contain important quotes with analysis, context on Jacobean England, essay title ideas and any other relevant information. I got an A at A-Level English Literature using these notes!

An A* essay that received 30/30 on Keats’s presentation of pain and pleasure in ‘Ode to Melancholy’ and 'Sitting Down to Read King Lear Again', with top A02 quotes and unique A03 context to impress examiners.

A compilation of mini essay plans made on past paper questions for the King Lear text under the Edexcel syllabus, including introductions, argument strands, pieces of context and critics.

King Lear essay on Cordelia as a tragic victim

King Lear: Essay Plan: Lear’s punishment far exceeds his crimes