"The Absurdly Meaningful Quest for Purpose in King Lear and Hamlet"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbl2593/
Author:
	Marzana, Sara.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2017
Publication Information:
	Postgraduate English: A Journal and Forum for Postgraduates in English 35, no. 1 (2017). (https://postgradenglishjournal.awh.durham.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/pgenglish/article/view/202)
Annotation:
	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.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Hamlet, King Lear, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbl2593