| why does Edmund ask Edgar to raise his sword against him | his father is coming and he is trying to make it look like he is stopping Edgar |
| why is Edmund’s arm bleeding in this scene | he cut himself on purpose |
| what does Glouster propose to do after Edgar’s Escape | put him to death |
| who does Gloucester ask him to help find Edgar and bring him to Justice | Cornwall |
| who does Regan blame for Edgar’s alleged problem with his father | association with Lear’s knights |
| what will the king find when he and his followers reached Regan’s house | an empty house |
| why have Cornwall and Regan come to the Gloucester castle and what do they wish to discuss with him | to seek advice about the letters on whose side to take |
| why does Cornwall commend Edmund | for fighting Edgar for having courage |
| whom does Glouster call his loyal and natural boy | Edmund |
| why does Gloucester intend to publish Edgar’s picture throughout the kingdom | to make people know he’s dangerous and that he’s wanted |
| why is Kent violently angry at Oswald Goneril’s steward | he was disrespectful towards Lear and his letters said bad things about King Lear |
| does Oswald pretend that can’t is a total stranger to him and what proves him wrong | yes he recounts how Kent tripped him and treated him poorly |
| why is Kent placed in the stocks | Cornwall believes Oswald / Kent |
| what does Regan think would be worse than putting her father’s servant in the stocks | the way her sister is treated |
| what is cornwall’s response to Kent’s statement that he serves the king | they should put Kent in the stocks and Cornwall himself will deal with the repercussions |
| how does Gloucester feel about Kent being placed in the stocks | he thinks it’s a bad idea |
| why does Ken speak in verse when he was alone in the stocks and in prose earlier in the scene | when he is alone he speaks in verse when he is in Disguise he speaks in prose |
| whose letter does Kent read before he falls asleep | Cordelia |
| where has Edgar been living since he fled from his father’s Castle | in a hollowed-out trunk of a tree in the woods |
| how will he (edgar) disguise himself in order to save his life | he will disguise himself as a beggar he will act as Tom o’bedlam |
| why is the king puzzled when he arrives at gloucester’s Castle | Regan wasn’t at her house and didn’t bother to send back Kent |
| whom does the king see in the stocks and why was he put in the stocks | he sees Kent kenton’s there because Cornwall believed Oswald over Kent |
| which metaphor does the fool use to foreshadow the | fathers that wear rags to make their children blind but fathers that wear bags see their children kind |
| what excuse do Cornwall and Regan give for not greeting the King when he arrives at gloucester’s Castle | they are sick and tired |
| why has Lear come to Regan’s house | he left conroe’s place and he feels she will give him shelter |
| why does Lear fall on his knees to Regan | to let him stay |
| how many of lear’s men has been dismissed when he arrives at gloucester’s Castle | 50 |
| how many men does Regan want him to have in his train | 25 |
| who does lear referred to as unnatural Hags | Goneril and Regan |
| where does Lear go after his daughters reduce his trains of followers to nothing | in nature in the woods |
king lear act 2
July 29, 2019