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A 5 page research paper that analyzes the action in Act 3, scene 4 of King Lear. The writer argues that an examination of this scene reveals the various ways in which Shakespeare manipulated language, used the stage movement of the characters and also employed visual and oral effects in order to capitalize on the drama of Lear's madness. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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daughters (Kennedy 60). Once a mighty monarch, by this scene, Lear has fallen so far that the effect is to deprive him of his faculties, sending him over the
brink into insanity. An examination of this scene reveals the various ways in which Shakespeare manipulated language, used the stage movement of the characters and also employed visual and
oral effects in order to capitalize on the drama of the situation. The fact that Shakespeare simulated insanity well in King Lear is substantiated by the fact that doctors
today still love to analyze the symptoms presented and diagnose Lears condition. One doctor posits that Lears hallucinations in the novel, which occurs in Act III, scene iv) are
actually a mental projection of his own inner conflicts (Truskinovsky 343). On the other hand, other doctors have diagnosed Lear as "manic-depressive -- a kind of varying mentality in which
a person appears at times over-excited and at other times over-depressed" (Truskinovsky 343). On the other hand, some experts feel that Shakespeares descriptions of mental illness may have been
influenced by contemporary theatrical conventions (Truskinovsky 345). Edgar, for example, demonstrates gross exaggerations, such as his moralizing, when he asserts that his illness is in punishment for his sins. One
psychologist points out that Edgar discusses his own case lucidly, while indulging in unlimited incoherence in regards to everything else. While some medical experts feel that this constitutes a error
on Shakespeares part, others maintain that it is a deliberate distortion of madness in order to contrast Lears real psychosis with Edgars feigned illness (Truskinovsky 345). As this variety of
opinions suggests, Shakespeare does an excellent job of presenting a believable picture of severe mental illness. The first sign of Lears mental disorientation comes when he refuses to enter a
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