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A 10 page paper which examines conflicting values and emotional tensions within the
families of Shakespeare’s works lead to disruption and damage. Bibliography lists 8
sources.
Page Count:
10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAshkcon.rtf
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and our concern. Conflict is necessary for the evolution of a good story and it is more often than not necessary to resolve that conflict for readers and viewers want
that conflict to be resolved for good or bad. Shakespeare knew this and all of his stories, be they tragedies or comedies, present us with highly entertaining conflicts that ultimately
resolve themselves. Two such stories are "King Lear" and "A Midsummer Nights Dream." While Lears story is a clear tragedy and "A Midsummer Nights Dream" is a powerfully entertaining comedy,
they both possess intense conflict that keeps the reader or viewer intrigued as they wait for the resolution. In the following paper we examine each story separately as they involve
conflict concerning values and emotional tensions within family structures. The paper then examines the two together in relationship to resolution of the stories. King Lear In first examining the
conflict and resolution of "King Lear" we point out some very fundamental dramatic elements concerning the family conflicts and plot elements. First of all we note that "Cordelia wont flatter
her father like her sisters do, so he banishes her" (Schwartz). In this we see a very powerful, and yet simple conflict, that illustrates how a daughter will not lower
her standards and lie to her father. She is seen, therefor, as the evil daughter, not the righteous daughter she truly is: "Lears youngest daughter, Cordelia, remains loyal to her
father, but earns his ire, and disinheritance, because she will not compete with her sisters in proclaiming her profound love for her him in a contest for his favor, because
she regards this as an unnecessary and debasing ritual" (Baker). This is a very powerful conflict. We also note that as the action or suspense builds in the story
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