Act 2: the motif of identity

"Who is it that can tell me who I am?"Identity is a motif that runs throughout the play. Many of the characters are invited to undergo a re-evaluation of themselves, and of course this is particularly true of King lear. The opening two acts of the play establish the notion of dislocation - a king who was once sure of his place in the world is both literally and metaphorically divorced from everything he once thought...

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