Themes
When Gloucester is only able to see the truth behind Edmund’s lies after he loses his sight, this is an example of irony, but is also displays this theme -----
What is blindness.
Lear having a mock-trial of his two daughters clearly displays this decent into this theme -------
What is madness?
Locking Lear out on the storm is an example of which theme ------
What is betrayal / ingratitude.
The following quote is an example of which theme: “I know you what you are; And like a sister am most loth to call Your faults as they are named. Love well our father; To your professed bosoms I commit him” (1, 1, 268.5-271) ----
What is family?
Edmund’s desire for all of his father’s assets gives way to what theme -----
What is greed?
Cornwall being fatally stabbed at the end of Act 3 after removing Gloucester’s eyes is an example of this theme ------
What is justice?
Provide one instance where dramatic irony occurs and explain the effectiveness of the use of this technique.
What is...