Analysis of the Video Clip of Shakespeare
In the beginning of Shakespeare’s King Lear video clip it was seen that Lear was dividing his kingdom amongst his three daughters, whom had to express their love towards Lear via a speech. Cordelia (Lear’s favourite daughter) didn’t satisfy her father entirely due to the fact he was expecting more quality in her speech rather she gave less as oppose to her older sisters. The reason for this was her personality was reserved and honest unlike her sisters who provided flattery speeches. As an event of his disappointment Lear decided to divide his kingdom to his older daughter’s Goneril and Regan and banished his loved daughter Cordelia. Kent who was Lear’s friend intervened with Lear’s decision and opposed since he thought he was a making a wrong decision, as a result of his intervention caused him to be banished also. The King of France who saw the actions of Lear’s decided to heal Cordelia’s wound inflicting on her and took her hand in marriage, although Lear refused to help them financially. Therefore, it appeared that evil prospered over good because the most loved ones were sent away as oppose to the ones who were pretending and being dishonest is their actions.
Comparison & Contrast of the Book & Video
In the video the audience was able to depict a clearer meaning of the play since visual imagery was used. This allowed the viewer to see each character’s actions, and personality as oppose to reading the novel. Also, most importantly Shakespeare’s style of writing was shown more in the video presentation, rather than reading the novel, where one may have to assume the facial expressions of his characters. For instance, the audience was able to see Lear’s anger because of Cordelia’s response. However, when reading the book one would be able to refer to information easily because the information is already provided. In addition, literacy is promoted as oppose to video watching.
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