Act 1 Characters
Who are King Lear's daughters?
Goneril, Regan, Cordelia
What two characters are banished?
Kent and Cordelia
What country is the story set?
Britain
"Speak again, nothing shall come of nothing"
Lear
What does the fool represent?
Lear's conscience
Who is Gloucester's illegitimate son?
Edmund
How does King Lear want to divide up his kingdom initially?
By holding a contest to see which daughter "doth love us most"
What locations have the play been in so far?
Lear's palace, Gloucester's palace and Goneril's palace
"Wise men are foolish and don't know how to be wise"
The fool
How does Lear reveal that his mental state is not right?
The contest he holds to see who loves him most serves as how he will divide up the kingdom.
Who is King Lear's favorite daughter?
Cordelia
Who is planning to kill Edgar and Gloucester for inheritance?
Edmund
What time does King Lear take place?
Winter, pre-Christian 8th century
"Better you have not been born, than not to pleased me better"
King Lear
Why is Cordelia banned for being honest?
King Lear's ego
Who is Goneril's husband?
Duke of Albany
How does Edmund deceive his father?
With a letter that he forged in Edgar's hand that showed his plan to murder Gloucester.
How does the setting contribute to the mood?
dark and hopeless
Nature is my goddess. I must obey her laws. Why should I follow the customs of society and let my brother, who is just a few years older, take everything?
Edmund
Why is Goneril afraid of King Lear's knights?
Because he is not of sound mind.
Who tries to defend Cordelia when she is banished?
Kent
How do Regan and Goneril change after they are given all the power?
They become mean and disrespectful to Lear
Where does Goneril want to send King Lear?
Her sister's house
Find this villain, Edmund. It will cost you nothing. Do it carefully. And the noble, honest Kent has been banished! How strange.
Gloucester
What does the fool mean he calls Lear "Lear's Shadow"?
That Lear is no longer in his prime and glory