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Why does Lear favor Goneril and Regan’s love professions over Cordelia’s? Lear is prideful and does not want to hear the truth from Cordelia. How is favoritism related to the exiling of the king of Kent? Kent told Lear that…

King Lear Enters the scene carrying Cordelia’s dead body and dies immediately after he thinks he sees Cordelia start to breathe. The Fool Completely dissapears at the end of Act 3 and is replaced by Edgar. Albany Survives and offers…

Place Verona and Mantua Time Renaissance; 14th-15th century “The Montagues and Capulets fight in the streets and are broken up by Prince Escalus. (I, i)”Which day did this event take place? Sunday “Romeo is pining for Rosaline who has rejected…

setting 13th-14th century Verona situation star-crossed lovers from enemy families that get married and end up dying quest happily ever after archetypes star-crossed lovers; nurse figure protagonist Romeo and Juliet antagonist Tybalt; the feud; the feuding families; Paris foreshadowing Romeo…

Which are purposes of comic relief? Check all that apply. easing the tension an audience may be feelingemphasizing the seriousness of the previous momentbalancing the mood of a serious drama through contrast Which lines spoken by Romeo in Act III,…

Soliloquy A speech by a character who is alone on stage speaking to him or herself or to the audience Dramatic irony Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience…

Mercutio thou art like one of those fellows that when he enters the confines of a tavern, claps me his sword upon the table and says, “God send me no need of thee” and, by the operation of the second…

Verona, Italy Which town is play set? Which country? People didn’t like surprises and it made the reader more curious to figure out why and how they die. In beginning of story, readers are told that Romeo and Juliet are…

What purpose does the Prologue serve? The prologue introduced the fact that there were two families who constantly fought and their children fall in love. What atmosphere does it suggest and what word or phases indicate such a tone? the…

“A pair of star- crossed lovers..” Chorus “… sad hours seem long” Romeo “Alas that love, so gentle in his veiw, Should be so tyrannous and rough in proof!” Benvolio “…. I will make thee think thy swan a crow”…