Gill Shakespeare Focus: King Lear is a new and beautifully illustrated version of the play which expertly assists students in understanding Shakespeare’s great work and thoroughly prepares them for the Leaving Certificate examination.

• Focused scene-by-scene analysis:
• Introductory Overview
• Summary and in-depth Critical Analysis
• Key Quotes plus commentary
• Exam-style questions and Sample Paragraphs with Examiner’s Comments.*
  Essential study notes:
• Characters and relationships – analytical study
• Central Themes and Issues
• Dramatic Techniques – including imagery, letters, plot and sub-plot, irony and soliloquies
• Succinct treatment of King Lear as a Comparative Text – modes defined, key moments explored
• Exam Focus – purposeful use of key scenes, paragraphing succinctly, quoting effectively
• Full Sample Essays – marked and graded with invaluable Examiner’s Comments*
• Sample answer plans and paragraphs enable students to scaffold successful answers
• Sample Leaving Certificate exam questions relevant to the latest changes in the exam.