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With particular reference to the violence in Lear explore how Bond conveys his pessimistic view of society to the audience…
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With particular reference to the violence in Lear explore how Bond conveys his pessimistic view of society to the audience... Bond has a range of strong arguments about the need for violence in today's society. He feels that violence shapes and obsesses our society and this is mirrored in his perception of Shakespeare's King Lear. Act One Scene One, which opens and provides the initial feel of the book, begins with the dark and dismal subject of death. The stark reaction of the soldier when he realises the worker is dead is blunt and detached from the situation. He simply states "Move 'im then!" showing Bond's perception towards the apparently cold and callous working class. A pessimistic view if ever I saw one! The next dramatic contrast comes with the arrival of two of Lear's daughters - Fontanelle and Bodice. A soldier stands before a firing squad and Fontanelle complains of having...
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