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TY  - JOUR
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
T2  - Postgraduate English: A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English
ID  - bbbl2593
T1  - "The Absurdly Meaningful Quest for Purpose in King Lear and Hamlet"
AU  - Marzana, Sara
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2026
LA  - English
AB  - Considers centrality of absurdity and the grotesque to Shakespeare’s tragic vision. Argues that in King Lear and Hamlet, characters desire for meaning is hindered by cruelty, absurdity and decay. Argues that “despite our impossibility to overcome the absurd” Shakespeare’s plays reveal that “our effort to find meaning in this life does not have cease.” English summary, online.
ER  -