King Lear critic quotes Flashcards
1
Q
an ‘anti-feminine play’ ‘the feminine must be made to submit (cordelia’ or destroyed (General and Regan)’
A
Kathleen Mcluskie
2
Q
‘Lear would rather have flattery than the truth’
A
BK Stuart
3
Q
the fool is ‘Lear’s alter ego, his externalised conscience’
A
Goldsmith
4
Q
Cordelia ‘does not feed Lear’s delusion of control’
A
Marilyn French