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Essays for Wuthering Heights Essays for King Lear

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Some Lear stuff i thought was interesting. Prob a bit too late as exam is TOMORROW!! But maybe useful for year 12s doing Lear next year...if it is on the list-Tracey b =Carl Jung's Trickster Archetype and Trickster Deities= One of the psychological archetypes established by Carl Jung is the Trickster. Jung's archetypes are often confused with being symbolic figures, but that is not quite an accurate description. Archetypes are rather closer to being a social tendency that has its foundation in the biological construct of humanity; this tendency then goes on to influence the formation of symbolic representations. The archetypes function at the psychological level of the unconscious but not in the Freudian sense. Jung had a theory known as the "collective unconscious" that is shared by the entire human race, regardless of race, ethnicity or even geographical boundaries.

Jung's archetype of the Trickster is not simply a clown. The Trickster archetype is a rebel who refuses to conform to societal expectations. But he is not a rebel without a cause; the Trickster's resistance to conformity is based on challenging authority, not on simplistic adornments; he will not be seen sporting [|tattoos] or piercings or corporate T-shirts flashing slogans. In fact, the Trickster may very well appear to be inconsequential on the outside. The most famous literary representation of the Trickster is the Fool in William Shakespeare's tragedy //King Lear//. Although referred to as Lear's Fool, this character actually is endowed with great wisdom. In fact, it takes a fair amount of intellectual engagement to penetrate to his wisdom which is tied up in a succession of riddles, puns, and puzzles. The Fool stands in direct contrast to the trappings of authority with which Lear the King has been imbued yet ultimately he is viewed as the wisest character in the play.