English Literature A-Level
Madness and folly
What Madness and folly means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The Fool, Edgar's disguise as Poor Tom and the heath connect to themes of folly, madness and social inversion, and Lear's madness should be traced through the language of specific speeches.
Topics that use Madness and folly
- Aspects of tragedy - Set texts: Shakespeare (AQA A-Level)
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