Characters
What are the names of King Lear’s children?
Regan, Goneril, Cordelia
Who betrays King Lear?
Regan and Goneril
Blindness - Nothing - Nature - Madness
Are all examples from King Lear of what literary term?
Motif
What theme is represented by Regan's and Goneril's unfair rule?
Unchecked power leads to injustice.
Who dons the persona of Poor Tom to hide his identity?
Edgar
What do Regan and Cornwall do to Gloucester when they discover he is helping Lear?
Gouge his eyes out
The Fool to Lear and Edmund to Edgar are examples of ___ characters
Foil
What theme is represented by Cordelia’s unwavering kindness towards Lear, despite his treatment of her
Kindness (It is better to be kind than to harbor resentment)
Who is the good Gloucester son?
Edgar
How does the Earl of Kent disguise himself to keep serving the king
He becomes the messenger
At the beginning of the book, King Lear banishes his daughter Cordelia. By the end of the book, Lear is desperately trying to find Cordelia for comfort. Which literary term is this an example of?
Irony
What theme is represented by Gloucester’s punishment?
Blindness (Love and hate can blind people from the truth)
Who is married to Goneril?
Albany
Where does Edgar take Gloucester while he is blinded
The cliffs of Dover
Lear and his daughters’ story is similar to Gloucester and his sons. Which literary term is this an example of?
Parallel structure
What theme is represented by the fool's possible death?
The innocent always gets hurt the most.
This person concedes the throne at the end of the play
Albany
What is the order of the death of the Lear family
Regan Goneril Cordelia Lear
The play switches between these writing forms depending on the nobility of who is talking
Blank Verse and Prose
What theme is represented by the tension between nature and King Lear
We do not have control over everything.