Act 1
Who are the main characters of act 1?
Lear, Goneril, Regan, Cordelia, Kent
Why did Edmond cut his arm in Act 2 scene 1?
To make it appear as if Edgar attacked him
What themes have been represented in King Lear by act 3?
Desire for power, corruption of authority, justice, aging/legacy/mortality
Why were gloucesters eyes plucked from his face?
They believed he was a spy for france
Who said this “How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child!”
Who said this quote “Why have my sisters husbands, if they say they love you all?”
Cordelia
Which sister is the mastermind in Act 2
Regan
What scene in act 3 does Lear completely lose his sanity?
Scene 2
“I have no way and therefore want no eyes; I stumbled when I saw...Ah, dear son Edgar, the food of thy abused father’s wrath! Might I live to see thee in my touch, I’d say I had eyes again!”
Is said by who?
Gloucester
Who said this “They told me I was everything: 'tis a lie, I am no ague-proof.”
King lear
In act 1 scene 2, Edmund begins a war between his father and brother. How was this initiated?
Through a forged letter
What is Lear implying in this quote “Thy fifty yet doth double five and twenty, and thou art twice her love.” – Lear
The second quote shows that Lear is still not comprehending that his daughters are wicked and that their love cannot be measured. He concludes that since Goneril would allow him 50 knights, it must mean she loves him twice as much as Regan does.
What does this quote imply? “I am a man more sinn’d against than sinning.”
Lear bemoans his terrible and unjust state
What does act 4 show?
In act 4 the characters begin to see, not physically but they are no longer blind to the plot
“Nothing can come of nothing, speak again.” Who said this quote and what act and scene was it seen
King Lear, Act 1, scene 1
Why was Kent banished in act 1 scene 1?
Kent attempts to speak on Cordelia’s behalf, and persuade her father to be rational in his decisions.
Who is this exchange between? “I gave you all—” ?: “And in good time you gave it.”
Lear and Regan
“The tempest in my mind doth from my senses take all feeling else save what beats there...O, that way madness lies!”
This quote is said by who?
Bonus points: if you can unravel the meaning
Lear
Bp=explaining that he can’t escape the storm as it rages in his mind aswell?: O, let me kiss that hand!
?:Let me wipe it first; it smells of mortality.
Who is this conversation between?
Lear and Gloucester
“See better, Lear, and let me still remain
The true blank of thine eye.”
Who was this said by? What act and scene? What is being implied?
Kent, act1 scene 1, telling lead to see better as he has been blinded by stubbornness and pride
When does the fool begin making statements about Lears mental state?
Bonus points if you can remember his first statement.
Act 1, scene 4
BP=it was unwise for Lear to leave all of his kingdom to his two eldest daughters Regan and Goneril and banish his youngest daughter Cordelia.
What significance does the storm hold throughout the play?
It represents Lears mental state, unrest and showing pathetic fallacy
When does Edgar become poor Tom?
Act 2, scene 3
Discovered in act 3 scene 4
“Let this kiss repair those violent harms that my two sisters have in thy reverence made!”
Who said this, and what significance does it have?
Cordelia
Cordelia shows her undying kindness and forgiveness towards her father, and her willingness to do what is right even when it is unappreciated
Doth any here know me? This is not ?.
Doth Lear walk thus, speak thus? Where are his eyes?
Either his notion weakens, his discernings
Are lethargied – Ha! Waking? ‘Tis not so.
Who is it that can tell me who I am?
?: ?’s shadow.
Who is this exchange between? What is being said?
King Lear and the fool. Lear- can’t believe the way he is being treated. From being undisputed King and ruler of his kingdom, he now watches his power and dignity slipping away from him. He questions who he is, asks if anybody knows him, wonders where are his eyes, and who can tell him who he is.