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A 3 page essay that compares and contrasts the Book of Job and Shakespeare's King Lear, arguing that both narratives convey the theme that suffering has meaning and produce worthwhile consequences. No additional sources cited.
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world. Two narrative, the Book of Job in the Old Testament and Shakespeares King Lear suggest that suffering has meaning and can produce a worthwhile outcome in that the protagonists
in each tale learn immensely from their having undergone suffering and torment. The suffering of Job has particular relevance to this topic because Job is portrayed in the Bible
as being a good man and a faithful servant of God. Job 1:6 pictures a conversation between God and Satan. God defends Job as some one who "shuns evil" (Job
1:8). Satan replies to Gods assertion of Jobs righteousness that, of course, Job loves God, because he has prospered, but let hard times befall him and Satan is certain that
Job would soon curse God. The Lord, in turn, essentially, "takes the bet" and instructs Satan to deprive Job of all that he has, but not to harm the man
himself (Job 1:12). Job loses his children, his home, his wealth--everything--and yet he still has the faith to say "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away, may the
name of the Lord be praised" (Job 1:21). But while Job does not curse God, he becomes increasing angry over his fate, which he feels is undeserved. Job is
finally restored by God to his previous state of good fortune when he realizes that, as a human being, he is insignificant next to the glory of God. To put
Jobs situation in the modern lexicon, when Job gives in and no longer wails against his fate - when he, in other words, "goes with the flow" - accepting
unequivocally whatever God should deem necessary, yet still praising Gods glory, it is enough, and God more then restores him to his former position. In other words, this good person
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