Key Lear Quotes Flashcards
cordelia was his favourite
“i lov’d her most.”
refusing to see he is the author of his own problems
“i am a man more sinned against than sinning,”
sees his true form
“A poor, infirm, weak, despised old man.”
Lear being a martyr
“Those pelican daughters.”
showing consideration
“Art cold? i am cold myself.”
giving cordelia power
“I’ll kneel down and ask of thee forgiveness.”
raw emotion after cordelia death
“howl, howl, howl, howl! O you are men of stones.”
moment of hope as he believes cordelia has survided
“look in her: look, her lips, look there, look there!”
thankless child
“how sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child.”
she doesnt want anything from lear exept true love
“nothing my lord.”
cordelia recognising G&R
“I know what you are.”
france recognising her value
“She is herself a dowry.”
near perfect heroine
“O dear father, it is thy business that i go about.”
