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1. WELCOME
Everyone
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2. King Lear By William Shakespeare
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3. Presented By
 32 – Md. Raihan Kabir
 33 – Abdullah Al-Helal
 34 –Md. Sabbir Sorker
 35 – Md. Juwel Hasan
 37 – Md. Mohibul Islam
 38 – Shuvongkor Barman
Presented To
Aminul Islam Limon
Assistant Professor of English
Dhaka International University
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4. King Lear
 King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It
describe the story of a king falling into madness, after he
disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three
daughters based on their flattery of him, but not to the one
who actually loves him, which brings tragic consequences for
all in the end.
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5. King Lear
 Tree daughters.
 Two Liars
 A king grown old, but not wise.
“Power is the prize, but power shall be dammed by lies”
“Power and lies brings destruction and war”
“Injustice never bring peace to anyone but evil”
 It’s a tragedy centering on the decline and fall of a dysfunctional royal
family
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6. Themes
 Love, betrayal, revenge, loyalty, and foolishness
 All things are not as they appear
 Greed and lust for power corrupt human beings and bring their
downfall
 Fate turns humans into playthings
 Advanced age and wisdom do not go hand to hand
 Suffering can transform a contemptible human being into a good
person
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7. Motifs
 Seeing
 Judging
 Flattery
 Blindness
 Madness
 Betrayal
 Nature and order
 Animals
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8. Characters
Major Characters
 King Lear
 Cordelia
 Goneril
 Edmund
 Edgar
 The Fool
 Albany
 France
Minor Characters
 Regan
 Gloucester
 Cornwall
 Oswald
 Curran
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9. King Lear Summary
Elderly King Lear decides to divide his kingdom between
his three daughters: Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia. He
promises the largest portion of the kingdom to the
daughter who best expresses his affection for him.
Goneril and Regan both deliver wildly embellished
speeches. Cordelia, Lear's favorite, merely speaks the
truth and is banished because of it.
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Cordelia in the
Court of King Lear

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King Lear banishing Cordelia

12. Impressed by Cordelia's actions, the King of France offers
to marry her and wage war against her sisters. Goneril turns
against Lear, cutting the number of his followers in half. Lear
seeks comfort from Regan, who admonishes him and
suggests he apologize to Goneril. Distraught, Lear ventures
out into a storm with his Fool and the disguised Earl of
Kent, whom Lear earlier banished.
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King Lear and the Fool in the storm from
Act III, Scene II of King Lear

14. Lear and his companions take refuge with Tom o'Bedlam,
really the Earl of Gloucester's legitimate son, Edgar, who has
been accused of plotting against his father. Gloucester
himself arrives and takes Lear to Dover, where Cordelia
awaits him with the French army. After Gloucester is blinded,
Edgar acts as his guide.
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15. Gloucester's illegitimate son Edmund commands
Britain's forces and defeats the French. He captures
Cordelia and Lear, sentencing her to death by hanging.
Lear dies of grief over Cordelia’s death.
Goneril poisons Regan and then stabs herself after
vying for Edmund's affections. Kent and Edgar are left
to take care of the country under a cloud of sorrow and
regret.
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King Lear Weeping over the Dead Body of Cordelia

17. C o n c l u s i o n
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare considered being one
of his greatest dramatic masterpieces. The title character descends
into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of
his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic
consequences for all.
The tragedy of King Lear revolves around the imperfect relationship between
father and child due to misunderstandings and personal greed.
In Act 1 we see these imperfections when Lear judges the value of his
daughters through materialistic words rather than their actual feelings.
This is reflected upon Gloucester’s family in Act 2 when Gloucester blindly
puts his trust in Edmund without consulting with Edgar to find the truth.
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18. In Act 3, we see that as a result of these imperfect relationships between
kin causes the younger generation to take advantage of the older
generation.
Act 4 – 5 concludes this tragedy by the repentance of the fathers.
Through suffering and despair both fathers have opened their eyes to the
truth of their family affairs.
Thus, King Lear brings us back to where we started. The play still holds
true to its traditional values such as inheritance, patriarchal societies, and
the monarch. Yet, it perhaps raises new questions on topics such
as favoritism, and the importance of communication in a father-child
relationship.
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19. Judgement
 King Lear is a realistic tragedy that happened in the history of
humankind and probably still happening somewhere. This tragedy
teaches us that lies, blindness and injustice brings suffering and
destruction. Not only for the evil person but also for the innocent and
not so wise person. It also teaches that that some not so wise person
can became good person after suffering by evil person. It teachers us
that we should always judge with justice, truth. We should be wise and
understand the true love of a daughter.
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20. THANK YOU
For Your Attention
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21. QUESTIONS
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22. THANK YOU
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