Challenge high school students to go beyond basic comprehension with this close reading analysis worksheet covering a passage from Act 3, scene 2, of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, students will:

• Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
• Discern the intended effect of Shakespeare’s narrative techniques
• Examine how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Articulate the purpose of the storm from Lear’s perspective
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, metaphor, and verbal irony
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about Shakespearean drama with clarity, accuracy, and precision