King Lear: Love & Human Bonds Flashcards
Peter Laslett: Feudal system whereby “every
Feudal system whereby “every relationship was a ‘love relationship’”.
Paul Delany: Mercantilism whereby “cash
Mercantilism whereby “cash payment was the only measure of social obligation.”
Lear: “Which of you
“Which of you shall we say doth love us most, that we our largest bounty may extend?”
Gonerill: I love you “beyond
I love you “beyond what can be valued, rich or rare.”
Regan: “I am made
“I am made of that self-mettle as my sister and prize me at her worth.”
Lear: “Nothing
“Nothing will come of nothing.”
Cordelia: “I love
“I love your majesty according to my bond, no more nor less.”
Kent: “Good
Lear: “Wilt
Kent: “I had rather
“Good my lord, enter here.”
“Wilt break my heart?”
“I had rather break mine own. Good my lord, enter.”
Lear: “Be your
“Be your tears wet?”
Cordelia: “No cause
“No cause, no cause.”
Lear: “Pray you
“Pray you now, forget and forgive. I am old and foolish.”
Harold Bloom: “Love in the play
“Love in the play is catastrophic… it is a tragedy in itself.”
Harold Bloom: “We die as
“We die as individuals, however generous or benighted our public sympathies may be.”
Edgar: “His flawed
“His flawed heart… ‘twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief, burst smilingly.”
Lear: “Howl
“Howl, howl, howl, howl!”
