A Choleric Lear: Humoralism and Malleable Identity in King Lear
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This article examines the character of Lear with the early modern medical scheme of Galenic humoralism. I argue that the dual emphasis on health and temperament in humoral theory allows us insight into Lear’s rashness, wrath, and madness not only as illness but also as different phases of his choleric identity. Humoralism also posits physical connections between the body and nature, which enable a malleable concept of identity. This belief helps us to understand how Lear’s identity is constantly formed and reformed in response to his immediate environment and social conditions. The tempest scenes, then, not only metaphorically represent Lear’s inner turmoil, but literally stage Lear’s recognition and acceptance of the state of flux that defines his choleric identity.
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This article examines the character of Lear with the early modern medical scheme of Galenic humoralism. I argue that the dual emphasis on health and temperament in humoral theory allows us insight into Lear’s rashness, wrath, and madness not only as illness but also as different phases of his choleric identity. Humoralism also posits physical connections between the body and nature, which enable a malleable concept of identity. This belief helps us to understand how Lear’s identity is constantly formed and reformed in response to his immediate environment and social conditions. The tempest scenes, then, not only metaphorically represent Lear’s inner turmoil, but literally stage Lear’s recognition and acceptance of the state of flux that defines his choleric identity.
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