King Lear Satire Analysis

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There is a great mystery going on, whether the play “King Lear” is a satire or not. Satire is when the author uses irony, sarcasm or any humor to expose anything, try to ridicule a person, and a group of people. It has been a controversial topic since there are many facts and evidence that give the edge to either side, but we will do the proper research and go into more depth on whether the play is a satire or just coincidence. There are countless of reasons for the play “King Lear” to be considered a satire. One reason that might make people believe that it is a satire is the fact that King James had three surviving children and on the “King Lear” play King Lear also had three daughters. One of the most influential things that
Shakespeare has also performed the play in the presence of the King which is a tremendous reason why some people might believe that the play does not symbolize any type of satire. Another argument that people bring up is how the three children King Lear don 't concur. Let 's start by seeing how the play is plagiarizing the author “Geoffrey of Monmouth” in which he talks about a King that has three daughters just like the King Lear on the play by Shakespeare, where the King gives the kingdom to his daughters, but disowns the youngest one named Cordelia. That 's not the only play that King Lear has appeared in. Twelve years before Shakespeare published the “King Lear” play there was an anonymous play published named “The True Chronicle History of King Leir” where the King Leir on this story has three daughters named Gonorill, Ragan, and Cordella. So how can the story be a satire of King James by Shakespeare when he plagiarized the story from many other authors. King James did not consider the story being any form of satire on the 26 of December, 1606, when they play was performed in the presence of the king. Shakespeare was a very clever man and if he knew his play had any intentions of insulting the King I’m pretty confident he wouldn 't have performed it in the presence of King James, whom I 'm sure wouldn 't mind executing Shakespeare for the impoliteness of mocking him and his kingdom. People will also affirm that the children that King James have do not match with the children of King Lear because Shakespeare could have not known that Charles I, was going to marry the princess from France because when Shakespeare wrote the play Charles I, was only 5 years of age. The play was

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