When attempting to read criticism of Shakespeare plays one idea is clear: if the review was written more than five or ten years ago the essay is likely to be exclusive when it comes to the women in Shakespeare. Little attention had been given to the women of Shakespeare prior to the seventies feminist movement. The women in King Lear deserve attention just as women in every Shakespearean play do. A common idea among critics …showed first 75 words of 2139 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2139 total…with redundancies about the suffering of Lear himself while ignoring the fact that every other character has lived their own process of suffering and rebirth as a result. Thompson's essay is brief but concise in the area of investigating where are the women have been placed in or out of King Lear. A feminist review of Lear is by no means impossible and perhaps upon deeper understanding may in fact prove to enlighten an audience.