Arthur Leander would never know how his life would affect the lives of Tyler, his son, and Kirsten, who played his daughter in a production of King Lear. Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven details the lives of Kirsten Raymonde and Tyler Leander by alternating between the world before and after the collapse of modern civilization. In doing so, Mandel emphasizes the importance of the past on the present by juxtaposing Kirsten’s and Tyler’s experiences with Arthur. Arthur’s presence as a father
(Act 1) In King Lear’s castle The Earl of Kent and The Earl of Gloucester begin discussing two unnatural happenings: Gloucester expresses his love he has for his illegitimate son Edmund, and King Lear decides to divide his kingdom into three regions for each of his daughters depending on who professes their love the most. Goneril and Regan flatter the king with lies, but his favorite daughter Cordelia doesn’t say anything except her sisters can’t love him so much if they’re married. King Lear becomes
of it as a pleasant event. However, in the play King Lear by William Shakespeare and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the concept of marriage is very different than what society believes. For instance, Cordelia from King Lear and Okwonko from Things Fall Apart have marriages that are different from one and another, culturally and personally. Cordelia is the third daughter of King Lear, whom is favored by him. The play started out when King Lear told his three daughters to express their love for
was during this time that Nahum Tate changed King Lear's ending to that of a jollier one, which was
The theory of eco-criticism is broad, comprehensive and apt enough to lend its application to all sorts of nature writings of all ages and times. It is not a method of analysis or interpretation but a redefined area of research and rediscovery. Most of the work in the theory’s jurisdiction has been pursued in the USA, where a special emphasis has been given to Native American folklore and literature; but much eco-critical work has also been devoted to the English Romantic tradition notably by the