Marxist interpretations of King Lear by Clare D

Alex

2014-05-12 09:36:58 UTC

'Nothing, my lord'. The play itself revolves around the recurring theme of nothing. Lear experiences both positions of social class i.e. from borgeosie to being exploited by his daughters, forcing him in a state of madness and despair.

Tekla

2014-05-12 09:41:54 UTC

AO3 - In a Chicken shop Shakespeare interpretation of the text Edmund is presented as a member

of the underlass ; dispreveleged and stigmatised , aspiring for revenge against the inequalities of the Capitalist system.

Tekla

2014-05-12 09:49:32 UTC

In King Lear . Lears journey from being in a position of the highest power in the chain of being to being nothing but "my lady's father " - (essentially having no status nor power in society) he is given the experience of what it means to be of the proletriat . Upon meeting Poor Tom and admiring his lowness "Thou art the thing itself" his removal of clothing may be interpreted as a symbolic removal of the arrogance and blindness that comes with being a member of the priveleged elite .

Hence some might interpret KL to be about Lears journey from

being Blind to the injustice of the Feudal system

Alex

2014-05-12 09:50:50 UTC

'Edgar I nothing am'. This quote reinforces the notion of the wheel of fortune in relation to Edgar by experiencing downward social mobility, resulting in edgar adopting the characterisitcs of a beggar-' The country gives me proof and precedent of bedlam beggars'. This therefore offers a vivid image of the contrast between the Bourgeoisie and the proletariet.