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Nothing. Nothing can come of nothing, speak again. (Act 1 Scene 1) Lear-CordeliaTranslation: Come on, “nothing” will get you nothing. Try again. Now, gods, stand up for bastards! (Act 1 Scene 2) Edmund-audienceTranslation: Look out, I’m on my way up.…

Orwell- the Fool’s influence ‘The Fool is the only trickle of sanity running through the play’ Sean MacAvoy- Fool’s wisdom ‘In the Fool’s mad ravings there is a kind of wisdom’ G Wilson Knight- The Fool as a chorus ‘The…

Critic – Lear’s blindness causes tragedy “If Lear had learned to look with more than just his eyes, he might have avoided this tragedy” Gonerils flattery • “Dearer than eyesight, space or liberty” Goneril• “A love that makes breath poor…

Lear in the beginning Lear has power, that he decides to divide between his daughters. He later comes to regret this because, by giving the power to them, he loses it himself. He has the authority to banish Kent and…

King Lear aging King of Britain, protagonist of the play. he has three daughters mentioned in the play Cordelia the youngest daughter of Lear. she is disowned by her father for refusing to flatter him. She is loyal and held…

Edgar gives Albany which letter? The one he took from Oswald’s body. When Lear dies, who is now in charge of the kingdom? Kent and Edgar How does Gloucester die? After hearing the news of ‘Poor Tom’s’ real identity, his…

“Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter;Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty;” Goneril is expressing her false love for her father. her speech is unnatural. She compares her love for her father to eye-sight, a commodity…

1 Tybalt and mercutio fight ; tybalt kills mercutio 2 Romeo stabs and kills tybalt 3 Juliet learns of tybalt’S death and Romeos exile to Verona 4 Juliet gives the ring to give to Romeo 5 The friar tells Romeo…

What are two different meanings for the word “fatal”? What double meaning does “fatal” have in context of the Prologue? Causing death; lead to failure or disaster”From forth the fatal loins of these two foes”1. Fateful/inevitable2. Death by their families…

How does Romeo relate Juliet to the night’s moon? The moon is envious of Juliet. Her beauty is like that of the sun that takes the moon out of sight during the day. Juliet decides her real enemy is actually……