King Lear: 8 Minute Summary (Memorise & Recall)

Studying Shakespeare's 'King Lear'? Dr Aidan, PhD in Shakespeare Studies, provides you with a detailed 8 minute summary of the play, presented in a memory map format, in order to help you memorise and recall the key events when you are sitting your exams.
Quick, relaxed, and informative, The Complete Guide to Shakespeare aims to make the plays accessible to everyone.
Have any video requests? Post them in the comments.

[@jayharms9647]

Awesome video- love how you have created a simple (but not simplistic) structure in which to hang the overall narrative on!

[@DrAidan]

That is very kind of you to say. Thank you. I’m very pleased that you enjoyed the video.

[@carolinequinn7973]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing this. It is extremely helpful. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

[@DrAidan]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for letting me know.

[@JMTVYoutube]

bro this is so good👍🏿, but man please post more often we need em 🙏🏿

[@DrAidan]

Thank you: I'm very pleased it was helpful.

[@LunaMoon70]

you just saved my grade thank youuu

[@akanksha5040]

Many thanks, this was super helpful :)

[@DrAidan]

@@akanksha5040 thank you very much for watching. I’m pleased it was helpful and thanks also for letting me know.

[@Mostpeoplecant]

cheers doc, super helpful way to visualise.

[@baldboyfriend8589]

I was waiting for this!

[@DrAidan]

Very good to hear: hope it was useful.

[@khaoulaelhrori1068]

You are saving me with this video thank you sir

[@DrAidan]

I’m very pleased to hear that you are finding it useful and thank you for taking the time to let me know.

[@mostritozuri7443]

you help me understand the play thank you

[@DrAidan]

I’m very pleased to hear that it helped you. Thank you for letting me know.

[@noncare9079]

Please sir as your knowledge greatly outweighs my own. I am nerd yes does the gravemind in halo truly speak in trochaic heptameter?

[@DrAidan]

I know nothing about Halo but I can tell you that heptameter means there are seven metric feet in every line and that each foot contains a trochee (pronounced trow-key). You can find more about trochees in my video "Iambic Pentameter - Variations" - here is a link: th-cam.com/video/HpQeV_ip0G8/w-d-xo.html
A trochee is made up of two syllables where there is more stress on the first syllable and less on the second. This creates a "TUM-ti" rhythm. You can hear the rhythm in these lines:
BY the / SHORES of /GITche GUmee,
BY the / SHIN-ing /BIG-Sea-WA-ter,
This is written in trochaic tetrameter (four feet per line) but you can hear the rhythm.
And here is a line written in trochaic octameter (eight feet per line)
ONCE up-ON a MIDnight DREAR-y, WHILE I PONdered WEAK and WEAR-y,
So, if the Gravemind sounds anything like that then the answer is YES!
Hope that's useful.

[@muthuthirupathi6657]

Can you do one of these on Hamlet please?

[@DrAidan]

I will put it on the list. Thank you.

[@marthakosser2364]

Hey can you do King Lear quotes please

[@DrAidan]

I'll put it on the list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@alialxo1118]

you're saving my life rn