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comparing and contrasting these two Shakespeare plays. In terms of contrast, there are
few of Shakespeare's plays that have more points of difference between them than 'King
Lear' and 'Twelfth Night.' 'King Lear' is the darkest tragedy Shakespeare wrote;
'Twelfth Night' is a rousing, bawdy comedy that has lost nothing in the 350 years that
have passed since it was written. In spite of their obvious differences, there are similarities
as well, the greatest of which is that all is not as it seems. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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are few of Shakespeares plays that have more points of difference between them than "King Lear" and "Twelfth Night." "King Lear" is the darkest tragedy Shakespeare wrote; "Twelfth Night"
is a rousing, bawdy comedy that has lost nothing in the 350 years that have passed since it was written. There is no missing the double entendre or blatant
off-color jokes, even across time and culture. Neither has the image of true character as portrayed by Cordelia been diminished in that time (Dreher 287).
In spite of all their differences, however, there are similarities as well. Each deals with things that are not as they appear. With the exception
of Cordelia, none of Lears children are as they seem. "Twelfth Nights" Viola also is nothing at all of what she seems to be: "she" is a "he,"
crossdressing happily. King Lear The first scene of the play has King Lear dividing the
kingdom into three sections, each to be awarded to one of his three daughters. Goneril and Regan are married already; Cordelia is not. The largest share is to
go to her, but only if she will profess love for her father to eclipse the love of any other man. Only if she promises not to marry while
Lear is alive will she get her share of the kingdom, Lear is confident that greed will overcome Cordelias desire for a normal life course in which she marries as
her sisters have. Lear clings to the notion that love cannot be shared in more than a single direction, and he is desperate to know that he has all
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