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Essay / The importance of plot in Shakespeare's works
Children these days are always told that they have their own talents; they just need to search for them. However, some talents are not born, they are learned. When it comes to writing skills, there are three important qualities. Content, characters and plot development. Thanks to creativity, content is quite easy to find. Once a person has decided what they are going to write, the characters are just a matter of imagination. Yet plot development is a difficult process. The way the plot is developed shows the writer's intention. Kate Mosse said it best: “A story is simply what happened; the plot is the plot of how and why. Yet in course and workbook writing, plot is often the poor relation to these seemingly superior skills in characterization, dialogue, and style. (Mosse, 2011) A better writer finds ways to spice up the plot. One of the best literary artists, William Shakespeare, found ways to have fun with the plots of various plays. His works include King Lear and Much Ado About Nothing in which the plots contrast in their setup, but they compare in their intensity. First of all, we need to understand the plot development of William Shakespeare's book, King Lear. David Walsh describes this text as follows: “King Lear is among Shakespeare's most complex and contradictory works. » (Walsh, 2002) This book is about a man, King Lear, who is about to give up his throne to one of his three daughters. He asks each of them to confess their love to him. Two of them, Goneril and Reagan, lie to him and suck him up. While his only faithful daughter, Cordelia, refuses to sink to their level. This angers King Lear and expels his daughter from the kingdom. Later, another man, Gloucester,...... middle of paper ......tm>. This gave information about Shakespeare's style. Richter, Natasha. "A second look at Don John, Shakespeare's most passive villain." Student pulse. Student Pulse, 2010. Web. January 20, 2014.a-second-look-at-don-john-shakespeares-the-most-passive-villain>. This gave information about Don John.Vancouver Sun. “Shakespeare is still relevant in our fast-paced world.” Canada.com. Postmedia Network, June 12, 2010. Web. January 20, 2014.story.html?id=0c8ab9bc-e9d0-4339-adbb-1d3cef5c62a6>. This gave information about Shakespeare.Walsh, David. “The Element of Social Tragedy in King Lear.” World Socialist Website. WSWS, November 21, 2002. Web. January 20, 2014. en/articles/2002/11/lear-n21.html>. This gave information about KingLear.