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KING LEAR

By

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Literary Elements

• Setting
• Characters
• Conflict of the Basic Plot
• Symbolic Conflict
• Plot
• Themes
• Mood
• Background Information
• Historical Information

Scene Summaries with Notes

Act I
• Scene 1
• Scene 2
• Scene 3
• Scene 4
• Scene 5
Act II
• Scene 1
• Scene 2
• Scene 3
• Scene 4
Act III
• Scene 1
• Scene 2
• Scene 3
• Scene 4
• Scene 5
• Scene 6
• Scene 7
Act IV
• Scene 1
• Scene 2
• Scene 3
• Scene 4
• Scene 5
• Scene 6
• Scene 7
Act V
• Scene 1
• Scene 2
• Scene 3

Overall Analyses