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you we love us most LEAR: which of _ shall _ say doth _ _ _ legitimate must your land EDMOND: _ Edgar, I _ have _ _ detested liest LEAR: _ kite, thou _ womb sterility LEAR: Into her…

Memory Work “No cause, no cause” Themes and Images in King Lear 1) The difficulty in telling appearance from reality2) Vengeance/Revenge3) Forgiveness4) Foolishness/Trust -It is safer to fear than to trust (can be cited as a separate theme)5) Identity6) Gods…

So young, my Lord, and true. – Cordelia, defying her father’s request for her to state her love/her reply to her father’s request for her to state her love. ???? Act 1, Scene 1 To plainness honour’s bound – Kent,…

Justice -The concept of justice is a very important theme in “King Lear”-Especially significant is the existence of divine justice. -Throughout the play, good people are punished as much as the bad…sometimes even more. -What does this say about divine…

Gloucester old earl who misjudges his sons Cornwall hot tempered brutal duke Albany Goneril’s moral spourse Edmund scheming bastard son Regan woman poisoned by her rival Kent loyal earl disguised as a commoner Goneril women who plots her husband’s death…

King Lear ruler of Britain, retires and gives kingdom to his 2 daughters (but not Cordelia), kicked out by Goneril, kicked out by Regan, “discarded father”, goes crazy, goes to Dover, then he dies Fool King Lear’s jester and travels…

What does Lear ask his daughters before he makes the decision about the kingdom final? He asks them to tell him how much they love him What is Cordelia’s answer to the question when Lear asks how much she loves…

They are looking for Romeo. What are Benvolio and Mercutio wandering around Verona for after the Capulet party? They assume Romeo wants to be alone and is just upset about Roseline. Why do Benvolio and Mercutio finally go home? Because…

What two families are involved involved in the feud that opens the play and why are they fighting? Montagues and Capulets- because they are from 2 really different families. Their families have fought for years. Why is Romeo sad in…

Why has Tybalt come looking for Romeo? To talk to him about Juliet What does Romeo say to Tybalt? Any love of Juliet is a love of his What does Mercurio do? Mercutio wants to fight Tybalt How does Romeo…