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1、TheconflictingcharacteristicsofLearOneofShakespeare'sfourmajortragediesKingLeartellsusthatwhatpeoplerespectedmaybenotapersonbuthisthronethatsymbolizewealthandpower.Leargivesuphisthrone,thenhelosestheoriginalrespectationfromothers・Learisacomplexpersonasheisimperiousandamiable,fatuous

2、andintelligent,heartsickanduntrammeled.Thechangingofhischaracteristicssignifiesthereturningofnoblemanhood.Learisimperiousandamiable,buthepaysaheavypricefromhisimperiouscharacteristictobeamiable.Asaking,hewasarrogantthateveryoneshouldflatterhim,andnoonecouldobjecttohisdecision.Theone

3、whomadehimjoylesswouldbecursed.Healwaystalkedtoothersinanauthoritativeorjokingtone.Forexample,“Icouldn'twaitforanymoment,offerthedinnerquickly",“where'smyfool,bringhimhere：(KingLear)WhenGoneriltreatedhimdisrespectfully,hecouldn'tbelieveitandlaterhescoldedGonerilademoninhellandcursed

4、hervirulently.Atthismoment,bothofhistwodaughtersGonerilandRegenshowedtheirtraecolor.Learhadtoaccepttherealitythathehadnoshelterandthathisdaughterswereimpiousandcruel-hearted.OnlyKentandthefoolaccompanyhim,butotherfollowswererudetohimasifhehadneverbeenaKing.Havingexperiencedsomuch,he

5、foundthathewasanordinaiypersonasKentandthefool,aspoorasthemadEdgar.“Myboy,areyoucold?"(KingLear)ThiswasthewarmestandsoftestwordsLeareversaidtothefool,“poorandbareunfortunate"■—itwasthefirsttimeheshowedsympathytothepoor.Hebecameamiableandkindtohisfollows.Fromhisimperiouscharactertobe

6、amiable,thoughLearpaidaheavyprice,itisareturningofnoblemanhoodthatShakespeareadvocatedatthattime.Learisfatuousandintelligent,however,hehassomemiserableexperieneefromanoldfoolishkingtobeathoughtfulandintelligentman.Inthebeginning,heimpracticallybelievedthathecouldcontrolthecountiyand

7、everythingwouldbeasbeforeashekeptthetitle"king"thatwithoutpower,butthecruelrealitymadehimintelligent.Heneverknewthat"themouthofhoney,theheartwillbethesword”.(KingLear).Hejudgedhisdaughters5lovethroughtheirfine-soundingwords.Asaresult,hegaveuphispowerandhislandtoGonerilandRegenwhower

8、ehoney-mouthedandda