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Lear’s curse on Goneril (family)- visceral imagery “Dry up in her organs of increase” Lear’s pain at the hands of his daughters (family)- soft w sounds grief “Let not women’s weapons, water-drops, stain my man’s cheeks! No, you unnatural hags!”…

nakedness (3) unaccommodated man is no more but such a poor, bare, forked animal off, off, you lendings [tearing at his clothes][Kneels] Poor naked wretches…O, I have taken too little care of this being at the mercy of heaven/god (1)…

“Which of you shall we say doth love us most?” Lear to daughters Value of the ability to express love for someone in words. Being able to quantify love. “I love you more than words can wield the matter” Goneril…

What is the question Lear asks his daughters before he makes the division of his kingdom final? What does he expect of his daughters? Who loves me the most?–>He expects them to fully confess their undying love for him What…

who is leading the blind duke as the scene opens old man who leads Gloucester to Dover Edgar What is Edgar’ mood in his soliloquy he feels encouraged how does Edgar feel when he sees his blind father worse than…

Explanation of this quizlet set I’m copying down points from the imagery and symbolism notes on this page:http://www.aoifesnotes.com/leaving-cert/ordinary-level/Paper-Two/single-text.phpBoth sides of a card contain a point, because I’m not sure how I would write the terms.I’ve tried to bold all of…

Cordelia’s kindness in juxtaposition to Edmund and Lear ‘Of this Nature and kindness Cordelia is the full realisation. She is the norm by which the wrongness of Edmund’s world and the imperfection of Lear’s is judged.’ – John Danby Goneril…

KING LEAR 1.1: Let it be so. Thy truth, then, be thy dower,For by the sacred radiance of the sun,The mysteries of Hecate and the night,By all the operation of the orbsFrom whom we do exist, and cease to be,Here…

Personification I am sure my love’s more ponderous than my tongue. Apostrophe Blow winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow! Foreshadow Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides, Who covers faults at last with shame derides. Imagery The fishermen that…

both the poor and the wealthy enjoyed the entertainment provided by elizabethan theater t while attending the theater, people believed it was courteous to remain calm and reserved during all performances f the quarrel is renewed in scene 1 when…