At the start of Act 4, Gloucester plans to kill himself. How does he intend to dothis? |
by throwing himself off a cliff |
I have no way; therefore won’t no eyes; I___________ when I saw |
Stumbled |
As ___________ to wanton boys, are we the gods. They kill us for their ___________. |
Flies……sport |
As act 4 progressed, there is growing rivalry between Regan and Goneril. What re they competing with each other for |
Edmund |
Identify the speaker: O Goneril! You are not worth the dust which the rude wind. Blows in your face. |
Albany |
To which animals in the cat family does Albany compare Regan and Goneril? |
Tigers |
Why will the king of France not lead his troops into battle |
He has had to return to France on urgent business |
Lear’s behavior shows that he is insane. He has been seen singing in the fields wearing what on his head? |
A crown of weeds and flowers |
According to the doctor, what does Lear need to restored to sanity? |
Rest |
What is Cordelia motivation for going to war on her sister |
Love for their father |
Identify the speaker:No blown ambition doth our arms incite, but love, dear love, and our fathers right |
Cordelia |
Why does Regan want Gloucester dead? |
His wretched state inspires pity in all who see him |
What is the result of Gloucester’s failed suicide attempt? |
Gloucester decides to endure his suffering until he dies of natural causes |
Identify the speaker:They flattered me likes a god and told me I had white hairs in my beard ere the black ones were there. To say “ay” and “no” to everything that say “ay” and “no” to was no good divinity. |
Lear |
Complete the quotation.When we are born, we __________ that we are comeTo this great stage of __________. |
Cry…..fools |
Why does Oswald try kill Gloucester |
Regan has promised promotion to whoever kills Gloucester |
Who kills Oswald? |
Edgar |
Edgar finds Goneril’s letter to Edmund. What does she ask Edmund to do in this letter? |
To murder her husband, Albany |
When Lear and Cordelia are reunited, what does Lear ask of Cordelia? |
Forgiveness |
At the end of act 4 who leads Cornwall’s army |
Edmund |
At the start of act 5 what does Edgar give to Albany |
Gonerils letter |
While Gloucester is resting under a tree, Edgar bring some terrible news whichmakes the old man feel hopeless. What bad news does Edgar bring? |
Lear and Cordelia have lost the battle and they have been captured. |
Identify the speaker and complete the quotation.Men must endureTheir going hence, even as their coming hither;__________ is all. |
Edgar… Ripeness |
Complete the quotation.We are not the ______Who, with _____ meaning, have incurred the _______ |
first …. best ….worst |
What secret orders does Edmund send with the captain as Lear and Cordelia aretaken to prison? |
Cordelia is to be killed, and it made look like suicide. |
Identify the speaker and the person he addresses.I hold you but a subject of this war,Not as a brother |
Albany … Edmund |
Of what crime does Albany accuse Edmund? |
treason |
Who fights with and mortally wounds Edmund? |
Edgar |
Complete the quotation.The gods are just and of our pleasant vicesMake instruments to plague us:The dark and vicious place where thee he gotCost him his ______. |
Eyes |
Why does Albany call for the trumpet to sound? |
It’s a signal for Edgar to return to challenge Edmund. |
How does Gloucester die? |
His heart burst with emotion. |
How does Regan die? |
She is poisoned by Goneril |
How does Goneril die? |
She is killed by herself |
How does Cordelia die? |
She is hanged |
Complete the quotation.Is this the promised _____?Or image of that ________?. |
end … horror |
Who was Caius? |
It was the name used by Kent when he was disguised. |
Complete the quotation.All’s cheerless, dark and _________. |
Deadly |
Identify the speaker.All friends shall tasteThe wages of their virtue, and all foesThe cup of their deservings. |
Albany |
To whom is Kent referring when he says?Vex not his ghost; O, let him pass! He hates himThat would upon the rack of this tough worldStretch him out longer. |
Lear |
Albany offers Kent a role in restoring and ruling the kingdom. Why does Kentrefuse to accept this offer? |
He expects to die soon |