King Lear quotes + themes Flashcards
What themes are in King Lear?
Madness
Power
Deception
What quotes would you use for madness in King Lear?
A:3, S:2, L:21-22 “That will with two pernicious daughters join your high-engendered battles”
A:3 S:4 “Poor Tom” “Tom’s a-cold”
A:3 S:4 L:141 “Learned Theban” “philosopher”
What technique is used in:
A:3, S:2, L:21-22 “That will with two pernicious daughters join your high-engendered battles”
and how does it show madness?
Personification - personifying storm by accusing it of taking sides
What technique is used in:
A:3 S:4 “Poor Tom” “Tom’s a-cold”
and how does it show madness?
Repetition - in a state of madness yet it is unknown if it is acting or not - could show gradual fall to madness
What technique is used in:
A:3 S:4 L:141 “Learned Theban” “philosopher”
and how does it show madness?
Nouns - Lear believes Edgar is a genius - everyone has turned their back on Lear and now trusts and relates to Edgar as he is desperate for someone to be on his side
What quotes could you use for power in King Lear?
A:3, S:2, L:21-22 “That will with two pernicious daughters join your high-engendered battles”
A:3 S:3 L:22 “The younger rises when the old doth fall”
A:2 S:4 L: 43-51 “But fathers that bear bags shall see their children kind”
What technique is used in:
A:3, S:2, L:21-22 “That will with two pernicious daughters join your high-engendered battles”
and how does this show power?
Personification - accusing the storm of taking the daughters side showing Goneril and Regan gaining power over their father
What technique is used in:
A:3 S:3 L:22 “The younger rises when the old doth fall”
and how does this show power?
Verbs (rise and fall) - the young ‘evil’ children are gaining power over their fathers as they out smart and deceive their parents
What technique is used in:
A:2 S:4 L: 43-51 “But fathers that bear bags shall see their children kind”
and how does this show power?
Alliteration (bear bags) - the fool has the power of knowing all within the play and highlights Lear’s loss of power through alliteration to speak of how fortune favours the wealthy which Lear is no longer.
Irony
What quotes could you use for deception in King Lear?
A:3 S:3 L:6 “Most savage and unnatural”
A:1 S:1 L:50 “Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter”
A:1 S:3 L:9 “I will not speak with him”
What technique is used in:
A:3 S:3 L:6 “Most savage and unnatural”
and how does this shoe deception?
dramatic irony - audience knows Edmond is playing along to seem innocent, deceiving the other characters to gain power
What technique is used in:
A:1 S:1 L:50 “Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter”
and how does it show deception?
Hyperbole - Goneril exaggerating her love
