King Lear
What is King Lear's main flaw?
Pride
What is Shakespeare's writing style in King Lear?
Prose and verse
What is the fool an example of?
wisdom and honesty
How does Cornwall die?
Injury from servant
What does the term "filial" mean?
Children
What does Lear belive to be the most powerful element?
Nature
What style of plays did Shakespeare write?
Tragedies, comedies, and histories
What is the storm symbolic of?
Internal struggle
Who kills Oswald at the end of the play?
Edgar
What does the term "choleric" mean?
Easily angered
Why does Lear refuse to go see Cordelia?
He is too ashamed
What style of English did Shakespeare write in?
Early Modern English
What is the pathetic fallacy in King Lear?
Attribution of human emotions to in animate objects
Why was Cordelia hung?
She supported her father againts Edmund and her sisters
What does the term "dullard" mean?
Dull or dumb person
Why does King Lear summon all his daughters?
To declare their love for him
What type of poetry did Shakespeare write?
Sonnets
What is the final lesson interpreted at the end of the play?
Sometimes the good are punished along with the bad
How is Gloucester punished?
His eyes are gouged
What does the term "arbitrament" mean?
Final judgement
What country is Lear king of?
Britain
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write in his lifetime?
154
What does the crown symbolize?
Power
How does Regan die?
Her sister, General, poisons her
What does the term "pernicious" mean?
Extremely harmful