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Introduction  

King Lear, a tragedy, is considered to be one of William Shakespeare’s greatest works.  The play is thought to have been written in 1604 or 1605.  It was registered in 1607. 

William Shakespeare is among the most significant writers of the English literary canon.  Many argue that he is, indeed, the most significant.  His work is recognized for its universal themes and essential timelessness. 

Shakespeare was born in 1564, in Stratford, England.  He died in 1616.  He therefore lived the majority of his life in the Elizabethan era (1558-1603).  James I succeeded to the throne in 1603, beginning the Jacobean era. 

Lesson Plan Format 

 This lesson plan covers five days/class sessions of instruction, facilitating the study of Shakespeare’s King Lear.  The plan is open and flexible in design, for the purpose of allowing teachers to easily make adjustments to suit their particular grade and group of students. 

Each day will cover a different topical area.  The five areas to be covered are the following: biography/historical context, narrative/structure/POV, character and character development, themes/symbols/figurative language, and the question of what makes King Lear a terrific book.

For each day, the lesson plan provides suggestions for discussion/writing journal responses and homework assignments, as well as reading requirements and book/online resources. 


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    • William Shakespeare Biography
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    • Comedies >
      • All's Well That Ends Well
      • As You Like It
      • The Comedy of Errors
      • Love's Labour Lost
      • Measure for Measure
      • The Merchant of Venice
      • The Merry Wives of Windsor
      • Much Ado About Nothing
      • A Midsummer Nights Dream
      • Pericles, Prince of Tyre
      • The Taming of the Shrew
      • The Tempest
      • Twelfth Night
      • The Two Gentlemen of Verona
      • The Two Noble Kinsmen
      • The Winter's Tale
      • The Comedies of Shakespeare
    • Histories >
      • Henry V
      • Henry IV, Part 1
      • Henry IV, Part 2
      • Henry VIII
      • King John
      • King Richard the Second
      • King Henry VI: Part One
      • King Henry VI: Part Two
      • King Henry VI: Part Three
      • Richard III
      • The Histories of Shakespeare
    • Tragedies >
      • Anthony and Cleopatra
      • Coriolanus
      • Cymbeline
      • Hamlet
      • Julius Caesar
      • King Lear
      • Macbeth
      • Othello
      • Romeo and Juliet
      • Timon of Athens
      • Titus Andronicus
      • Troilus and Cressida
      • The Tragedies of Shakespeare
    • Sonnets
    • Shakespeare's Apocrypha >
      • A Yorkshire Tragedy
    • Shakespeare the Novel >
      • Macbeth
      • Hamlet
      • The Merchant of Venice
      • Julius Caesar
      • Antony and Cleopatra
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      • Lesson Plans: Othello
      • Lesson Plans: Julius Caesar
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      • Lesson Plans: Hamlet
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