Characters
Servant of Goneril; kind of a wimp
Oswald
Goneril is responsible for the deaths of ___________ and _______________
Regan and Goneril
Who plucks out Gloucester's eyes?
The Duke of Cornwall
Cordelia marries the King of ___________.
France
How many people are disguised throughout the play?
2: Edgar and Kent
Character that is both banished and disguises themselves to remain involved.
Kent
_______________ is killed by a servant.
Duke of Cornwall
What does Edmund plan to use to trick his father into hating Edgar?
a letter he said that Edgar had written
What does Lear ask of his daughters?
"How much do you love me?"
Which daughter loved Lear the most? How do you know?
Cordelia; she tried to be honest with him; she wanted to take care of him when he had nothing
Purpose of the character is to "tell the truth" throughout the play. (Character is really the only one who always tells the truth).
the Fool
_____________ and ______________ are both hanged.
Cordelia and the Fool
How many knights does Lear originally bring with him to Goneril's?
100
What does Lear assume is the reason that Edgar is living as a beggar?
He must have had daughters that took everything away from him.
Describe blindness in the play as it relates to Gloucester.
Can't see truth when he has eyes; can see truth when he doesn't have eyes
Married to Goneril; survives the play
Duke of Albany
______________ plans to kill himself, but doesn't actually do it before the end of the play.
Kent
What do they do with Kent when he arrives at Regan's?
put him in the stocks
What curse does Lear wish on Goneril when she kicks him out?
What literary term describes the situation with Gloucester's blindness?
Which sister poisons which? What happens to the other?
_______________ dies (mostly) of natural causes.
Gloucester
Where do Lear, the fool, and Edgar hide out the storm?
an abandoned shack
What will Gloucester NOT do that gets his eyes plucked out?
Tell Cornwall and Regan where Lear went
Who is ultimately at fault for the way Edgar, Edmund, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia turned out? Why?
Lear and Gloucester (their fathers); the children only act as entitled as they have been treated