This is an Online Internet Book Club on King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
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Folger Shakespeare Library
The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies
Each edition includes:
• Freshly edited text based on the best earlyprinted version of the play
• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play
• Scene-by-scene plot summaries
• A key to famous lines and phrases
• An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language
• An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play
• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books
Essay by Susan Snyder
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.
Book Club Questions for King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare):
- Did William Shakespeare emphasize any specific themes throughout King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)? What do you think William Shakespeare is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) reveal William Shakespeare's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think William Shakespeare is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did William Shakespeare's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare):
- Did William Shakespeare make persuasive arguments in King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)? Did King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)?
- How does William Shakespeare present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is William Shakespeare biased within King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) make you want to read next? Why?
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