The Fourth Commandment and 'King Lear'
4 Pages Posted: 10 Apr 2011
Date Written: April 15, 2010
Abstract
"King Lear" is well described when described as turning on the meaning of the Fourth Commandment as the Small Catechism of Luther (1529) set forth. The Fourth Commandment being not only about the state, but about parents, and our relationship to them. Text evidence from the play, from the first act, supports this reading quite well.
Keywords: King Lear, Fourth Commandment, Reformation, Shakespeare, Law, Parental Power
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Glynn, Alexandra, The Fourth Commandment and 'King Lear' (April 15, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1595502 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1595502
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