Reflecting on his relationship with Edgar | “My old heart is cracked; it’s cracked” |
Theme of madness | “The grief hath crazed my wits” |
Theme of blindness (blunt) | “Alack, I have no eyes” |
Whilst being blinded | “give me some help – O Cruel! O you gods!” |
Theme of blindness (poetic) | “I stumbled when I saw” |
Gloucester’s repentance | “If Edgar lives, O bless him” |
Gloucester’s initial anger and belief at Edmund’s story | “Bring that murderous coward to the stake” |
King Lear – Gloucester Quotes
July 23, 2019