King Lear foolishness quotes Flashcards
1
Q
‘nothing will come of nothing’
A
Lear Act 1 Scene 1, ironic as spoken to Cordelia
2
Q
‘I am a man/more sinned against than sinning’
A
Act 3 scene 2, in the literal and metaphorical storm
3
Q
‘As flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods/they kill us for their sport’
A
Act 4 Scene 1 Gloucester’s wail of self pity as he walks to kill himself
4
Q
‘We two alone will sing like birds in the cage’
A
Lear Act 5 Scene 3
5
Q
‘Ever since thou mad’st thy daughters thy mothers’
A
Act 1 Scene 4 the Fool, gender and parental roles flipped
6
Q
‘Those pelican daughters’
A
Lear Act 3 Scene 4
7
Q
‘degenerate bastards’
A
Lear fantasises about his children being illegitimate so he can blame their behaviour on that.
