| who is edmund to gloucester? | his illegitimate son |
| why does lear call albany and cornwall sons? | they are married to his daughters (son in laws) |
| whats a dower? | what husband gets from wife father after marriage |
| what does reagan mean by “i am made of the self mettle as my sister” | her sister and her temperance/ aspiration are very similar |
| burgundy is motivated by what? | money |
| what is a miscreant? | rascal |
| what does Lear do to kent? | tells him to leave/banishes |
| what does kent say to coredelia? | “i hope the gods shelter and look over you” |
| what does lear do for his daughters? | splits kingdom between daughters & lives with each for a month |
| what is lear’s own plans? | to grant crown to his son in laws but maintain the power of a king |
| what does kent say to reagan and gonerill? | “i hope your deeds make your words good” |
| what does burgundy’s line on p.19 mean? | too bad your dad caused you to lose a husband |
| what machiavellian thing does edmund do? | wrote a letter to as if it was from edgar and let his father read it |
| when edgar comes what does edmund tell him about his father’s disposition toward him? | that he offended him and is raging and might do harm |
| why is gonneril upset with her father? | he’s abusing her servants and ordering them around like he’s king |
| kent says he hopes he can serve where he stands condemned. what does it mean? | he is banished & position is taken away but still respects the king. |
| why is it an insult for oswald to call lear “my lady’s father” | because he said father instead of king |
| what does lear do to oswald? | she slaps him |
| what does kent do to oswald? | he trips him |
| lear tells gonerill “yet, i have left a _______”. | daughter |
| What does lear call gonerill? | a detested kite |
| what is a kite? | animal/bird (animal imagery) |
| what does lear realize at the top of 49? | he let cardellus thoughts seem huge ruining his father daughter relationship |
| how does lear think his daughter reagan will react to gonerills treatment of him? | he thinks reagan will be kind & will be upset about gonerill’s treatment |
| what is an example of animal imagery from lear’s speech about this? | a wolfish visage |
| does albany agree with goneril? what lines tell you this? | no; 284-290 |
| the fool speaks of truth mixed with puns, riddles, jokes, and nonsense. He does however say two wise things. What are they? | 1. a snail has a house for a good reason (lear gave away power) 2. the old act wise (you don’t see that in lear, you see the daughter telling him to act, example of inversion) |
king lear act 1 quiz
July 28, 2019