| who agrees to marry Cordelia even though she has no dowry? | France |
| who is banished and later returns? | Kent |
| who asks Lear to dismiss fifty knights? | Goneril |
| who asks Lear to dismiss 75 knights? | Regan |
| what is gloucester’s relationship with his 2 sons | Edmund is illegitimate but he loves them both |
| who’s job is it to tell the truth? why is this ironic? | Fool, because he’s supposed to taunt the king |
| who is the most sincere sister? | Cordelia |
| who does Kent suggest Lear prefers? | Cordelia |
| which important characters are not present at the division ceremony? | Burgundy, France, Edgar, Edmund, Fool |
| who speaks of their love for Lear first? | Goneril |
| when does Kent say he will be “unmannerly”? | when Lear is crazy mad |
| how long does Kent have to leave the kingdom? | 6 days |
| how does Goneril instruct Oswald to treat Lear and his men? | with weary negligence and cold looks |
| how does Kent suggest he is going to disguise himself? | with an accent |
| how long has the fool been absent when Lear sends for him? | 2 days |
| why has the Fool been away? | he was pining for Cordelia |
| what do the Fool’s comments suggest about his knowledge of Act 1, scene 1 | he knows things even though he wasn’t there |
| what is the Fool’s answer when Lear asks “who is that can tell me who I am?” | Lear’s shadow |
| what thought does Lear take comfort in when his authority is challenged by General? | that Regan will treat him better, he still has one more daughter |
| who speaks out in favor of Lear in this scene? | Albany |
| in Act 2, what does Edmund say Edgar was attempting to do? | betray/kill Gloucester |
| how does Gloucester link himself to Lear’s fate? | Gloucester says he betrays his practice |
| why does Kent violently insult Oswald? | because of his treatment of Lear |
| what reason does Oswald give for “sparing” Kent’s life? | his old age |
| how long does Kent have to sit in the stocks and who decided this? | until the next morning; Regan |
| who does Edgar become? | poor Tom O’Bedlam |
| what does Lear fear he is succumbing to? | hysterica passio |
| what excuse does Regan give for trying to send her gather back to her sister’s house? | she isn’t home, she can’t entertain him, he should go back for the rest of the month like it was planned |
| Goneril’s husband | Albany |
| Reagan’s husband | Cornwall |
King Lear Acts 1 and 2 Test Review
July 18, 2019