King Lear critics quotes

‘Bastards are evil in renaissance drama’

Bruce

“Suicide [is a] greater offence, than to kill another man”

O’Mahoney - British law from 1600s

“Lear’s primitive notions of moral value obtrude themselves at every turn [...] good for good and evil for evil”

Skulsky

“Insubordination from women characters results in chaos, as it threatens the balance of power within the family: women with opinions frighten men.”

Mcluskie 1985

Lear “fights against his own repressed need for a mother-figure”

Kahn 1986