Act 1, Scene 3 - Key Quotes Flashcards
“By… hour” - G
“By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour” - Goneril
“I… him” - G
“I will not speak with him” - Goneril
“Idle… man” - G
“Idle old man” - Goneril
“Old… again” - G
“Old fools are babes again” - Goneril
“Put… please” - G
“Put on what weary negligence you please” - Goneril
“Whose… one” - G
“Whose mind and mine I know in that are one” - Goneril
An example of Goneril’s hyperbole when describing Lear’s treatment of her.
“By day and night he wrongs me. Every hour” - Goneril
An example of the deteriorating hierarchy.
“I will not speak with him” - Goneril
An example of Goneril’s criticism of the old world (similar to in Act 1, Scene 1).
“Idle old man” - Goneril
More criticism from Goneril of childish, old tyrants.
“Old fools are babes again” - Goneril
A quote from Goneril instructing Oswald on how to treat Lear, disrupting the hierarchy.
“Put on what weary negligence you please” - Goneril
A quote from Goneril expressing how both her and her sister are in the same mindset for the treatment of Lear.
“Whose mind and mine I know in that are one” - Goneril
