| In what year does the play take place? | 1066 |
| How old is lear? | 80 |
| How many daughters does Lear have and what are their names? | 3 – Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia |
| Who is Regan Married to? | The Duke of Cornwall |
| Who is Goneril married to? | The Duke of Albany |
| Where is modern day Albany? | Scotland |
| Who does the second story revolve around? | The duke of Gloucester |
| How many sons does Gloucester have? | 2 – Edgar and Edmund |
| Which son is good/legitimate? | Edgar |
| What son is bad/illegitimate? | Edmund |
| How old is Kent? | around 40/50 |
| What is the nickname for the first scene? | the map scene |
| What does Gloucester plan to do to his son? | send him away for 9 years |
| Who are the two men wooing Cordelia? | The duke of Burgundy and The King of France |
| What is Lear doing with the map? | Dividing the land amongst his daughters |
| Before Lear Divides the land, what are his 3 Requests? | 1 – to keep and house 100 knights2 – to still have the title and respect of king3 – to stay with each of his daughters for a month |
| Which two daughters suck up to lear? | Goneril and Regan |
| Which daughter is the honest one? | Cordelia |
| What is kent known for and why does lear banish kent? | He’s known for is honesty and that’s why he’s banished |
| Which guy chooses Cordelia? | King of France |
| Why doesn’t the other guy choose Cordelia? | Because he doesn’t get land when he marries her |
| What is it called when a father gives a gift or “prize” to the man who marries his daughter? | A dowry |
| Which daughter is SMART and wicked? | Goneril |
| Which daughter is IMPULSIVE/BLOODTHIRSTY and wicked? | Regan |
| Who is Goneril’s servant? | Oswald |
| Who wrote a fake letter from Edgar and what was the purpose of it? | Edmund wrote it to make it look like Edgar was plotting to kill their dad(gloucester) and split the inheritance |
| Does Gloucester believe the letter? | yes |
| What is an example of pathetic fallacy that takes place when Edmund shows Gloucester the letter? | The eclipses take place |
| What is kents name when he’s disguised? | Cais |
| What does nuncle mean and in what context is it used? | It mean “uncle” of “my uncle” and the fool calls lear nuncle meaning that he is calling him the uncle of a fool, therefore a fool himself |
| What is Kent/Cais’s new job? | Lear’s servent |
| Who disrespects Lear? | Oswald |
| Who tells everyone to disrespect lear? | Goneril |
| Who is put in stocks and how long? | Kent/Cais – all day and all night |
| Why is he put in stocks? | He beat up Oswald and because he was a servant of the king |
| who put him there | Regan and Cornwall |
| Explain the “wheel of fortune” | When whoever is at the top of the wheel (ex. king lear) begins to fall, the person at the bottom of the wheel (ex. Edmund) begins to rise |
| What are three things kent plans to do while in the stocks? | 1 – read a letter2 – whistle 3 – sleep |
| Who does Edgar disguised himself as? | the bedlam beggar “Poor Tom” |
| What does “bedlam” mean | crazy or insane; referring to the insane asylum that was in England |
| What is one thing mentioned a lot throughout the play? | Vision and sight |
| In the end, how many knights was Lear permitted to have? | none |
| What is going on when Lear storms out after arguing with Regan and Goneril? What is this an example of? | A storm – Pathetic Fallacy |
| Who knows about the secret french feet? | Gloucester |
| What is a famous quote from when lear is in the storm? | “I am a man more sinned against than sinning” |
| Who do they find in the hut/shelter? | Poor Tom/Edgar |
Review for King Lear Act 1-3
July 13, 2019