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Goneril “I love you more than word can wield the matter” – link to Niccolò Machiavelli Lear – “Come not between the dragon and his wrath”- Ironic use of zoomorphism as he is giving up power When Regan asks why…

Gentleman: Bids the wind blow the earth into the sea… Or swell the curled waters ‘bove the main, /That things might change or cease. Lear: Blow winds and crack your cheeks!…And thou, all-shaking thunder Strike flat the thick rotundity o’the…

“That future strife may be prevented now.” – Lear Lear wishes to avoid trouble in the future by dividing his kingdom between his three daughters “Which of you shall we say doth love us most.” – Lear Into into the…

What news about Albany, Cornwall, and the King of France does Kent reveal to the Gentleman? Kent explains to the Gentleman that the division between Albany and Cornwall has intensified. He also reveals that the King of France plans to…

Lear King-aging king of Britan-protagonist of play-used to enjoying absolute power & being flattered-doesn’t respond well to being contradicted or challenged-@ beginning of play his values are notably hollow-he prioritizes the appearance of love over actual devotion & wishes to…

I never shall endure her…Be not familiar with her Reg tells Edmond she won’t ‘endure’ Gon… Neither can be enjoyed / If both remain alive Edmond says if he’s to enjoy either sister, one must die; his pragmatism typified my…

Now Gods, stand up for bastards! like flies to wanton boys are we to th’ gods, they kill us for their sport. Nature, thou art my godess, to thy law my services are bound by Apollo, king, thou swear’st thy…

How do the following die? Cornwall, Regan, Edmond, Cordelia, Lear Cornwall is stabbed by a servant who tries to prevent Gloucester’s blinding.Regan is poisoned by Goneril who stabs herself at the climax of the Edmund love triangle.Edmond dies shortly after…

Act 1 Scene 1 King Lear, intending to divide his power and kingdom among his three daughters, demands public professions of their love. His youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses. Lear strips her of her dowry, divides the kingdom between his two…

Showing the king’s foolishness “If i gave them all my living surely I’d keep my coxcomb” The King’s decline “Lear’s shadow” Theme of nothing “Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle?” Consequences of giving away his kingdom “Thou hast…