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King Lear: A Study Commentary
H S Toshack
ISBN 0-9580058-4-2
If you are an International Baccalaureate (IB) student following the
A1 English course the Commentary will help you prepare for
o the Part Two (Detailed Study) oral exam
o
the Unseen Commentary
o
the Part Three written exam
(Drama option)
If you are an
IB student doing Theatre
Studies it will deepen your knowledge of the play and broaden your
understanding of Drama theory.
If you are a
GCE A Level (AL)
student it will help you with your course work and also with commentary
and essay questions in the final exam.
If you are preparing for Advanced Placement (AP) the Commentary's line-by-line analysis will give you a very complete insight into the play's fine detail, and help you develop the skills of close textual comment. It will also encourage you to think about some of the wider aspects of the play so that you will feel confident about using King Lear to answer one of the Free-Response Questions.
If you are a teacher the Commentary
will help you prepare the play for the classroom. Among other things it
will suggest some answers to the tricky questions your students are likely to
ask…
If you are an
undergraduate student or a general
reader you will find that the Commentary
looks at the play in a refreshingly different way and comes to some new
conclusions about it.
Click on Further Details to find out more about how the Commentary works
Click on Sample Section to view Contents and Act Four Scene Two
Click on Commendations to read what teachers have said
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