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Cordelia being honest to her father ‘Good my lord,You begot me, You bred me, You loved me,Sure i shall never marry like my sisters,To love my father all’ Kent trying to reason with Lear ‘Upon thy foul disease, Revoke thy…

nothing comes of nothing what Lear says to Cordelia nothing my lord what Cordelia says to Lear is man no more than this what Edgar says to Lear nothing my lord what Edmund says to Gloucester about the letter if…

as flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport gloucester’s initial views on divine interference- malevolent, spiteful ever-gentle gods gloucester’s more positive view of the gods dear goddess shows lear’s initial view on…

“Nothing will come of nothing” Lear, act 1 while daughters try to flatter him and Cordelia says no, double entendre: foreshadows that all bad characters die later “See better, Lear” Kent, act 1 trying to talk sense to Lear, sight…

“My lady’s father.” Act 1, Scene 4 Oswald’s response to Lear asking who he thinks Lear is – disrespect “This ancient ruffian sir, whose life I have spared at suit of his grey beard – “ Act 2, Scene 2Oswald…

Who are Cordelia’s two suitors? Duke of Burgundy and King of France Which one marries Cordelia? King of France marries her Why does the other one refuse to marry Cordelia? Burgundy refuses because Cordelia’s father disowns her, so he won’t…

Blindness’before he lost his eyes, he was spiritually blind’ (Muir)’it his blindness that produces all his misfortunes’ (Hazlitt)’moral distinctions that were initially obscured come to light’ (Cantor)’I have no way, and therefore want no eyes, I stumbled when I saw’…

What is the purpose of this brief scene? To summarize of what’s about to happen. What word is used most often, and what does this imply to the audience? Love and it implies that Romeo loves her and vice-versa. Do…

What is the name of the Friar? Friar Laurence Who does Romeo kill for revenge of Mercutio? Tybalt How old is Juliet? 13 What threat does The Prince make to Lord Montague and Lord Capulet? If they fight again, they…

According to Benvolio’s first lines of the scene, what is the weather like that day> why does this kind of weather breed trouble? It is hot outside. On hot days people get irritable and they are trying to avoid getting…