![]() ![]() He decides it would be prudent to divide up the land before his death if he passes the land contractually to his daughters now, they will avoid paying estate taxes if they inherit the land upon his passing. This is mirrored in the basic premise of the novel – Larry Cook, a farmer whose family has worked the lands for generations, has a thousand acres of land. This enrages Lear, and he leaves her with nothing. The youngest, Cordelia, says only that she loves her father as much as a daughter should. Goneril and Regan both proclaim effusively how much they love their father, and they each receive a portion of land and marriage to a duke. The old king of Britain decides to retire and divide his land among his three daughters – but before the daughters can receive the land, they must declare their love for him. ![]() A detailed list of the Dramatis Personae in King Lear and their counterparts in A Thousand Acres can be found here.įor those of us who have several years between our last Shakespeare course and this book, I’ll review the major plot point of King Lear. This text retells Lear’s story from a feminist perspective, taking the perspective of the eldest daughter. ![]() To take a slightly different role in this post than I did in the last one, I want to take the opportunity to place A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley within the context of the Shakespeare play that it is a reimagining of – King Lear. ![]()
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