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Comparing Atonement And King Lear

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All of these themes can be related to and found in the works we have studied throughout this class: Atonement and King Lear. If the methods mentioned above were implemented into the everyday life of Briony and Lear their lives had the potential to turn out in a much more positive manner. To go into more detail of this first off starting with Briony in Atonement. She had committed such a huge error but instead of correcting it she let it become a mistake that could no longer be fixed. For a little context Briony lied, not just a simple lie but rather a lie that changed the life of many others. The lie caused Robbie’s life to be completely turned upside down and Briony had to live with the guilt. “He would never forgive her. That was the lasting
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