Edgar

Question 1

From the immediate start of the play we are introduced into the position of Edgar in relation to his illegitimate brother who is a year older than him

Answer 1

‘illegitimate’

Question 2

‘I have so often brushed to acknowledge him that I am brazed to it’
ACT 1 SCENE 1

Answer 2

Edmund has been shunned away from his father and he is disrespected by his father as he doesn’t acknowledge him as his son

Question 3

‘there was good sport at his making’
ACT 1 SCENE 1

Answer 3

He was the son of a prostitute

Question 4

‘through this knave came something saucily into this world before he was sent for’
ACT 1 SCENE 1

Answer 4

Disrespect

Question 5

‘O villain, villain! His very opinion in this letter! Abhorred Villain! Unnatural , brutish villain! ‘

Answer 5

This deception of Edgar being staged as a villain intrigues us and adds an elemnt of intertes to the play.

Question 6

How do they use deception and disguise in the play?

Answer 6

Edmund and Edgar, use deception in dramatically different ways, ultimately leading to opposite outcomes.

Question 7

How does Edmund and Edgar use disguise

Answer 7

Edmund, the illegitimate son of Gloucester, employs deceit for selfish gain, while Edgar, his legitimate brother, uses disguise as a means of survival and justice. Their contrasting uses of deception highlight the moral divide between villainy and virtue, making King Lear a compelling and thought-provoking drama.