Other Flashcards
1
Q
edgar- ‘the god…
A
…are just’
2
Q
what were the jacobean audience scared of?
A
monarch unrest
3
Q
what are edmund and edgar an example of?
A
atethisis of charcters
4
Q
what happens when lear’s metal state deteriorates?
A
blank verse fades away as he loses royal register
5
Q
In mendes’ modern production, what did he say about the play?
A
‘series of irrational decisions’
‘destruction of social order’
6
Q
How would you describe the fool?
A
super loyal, funny, brutally honest, only one allowed to critisise lear
7
Q
fool- ‘thou hast made thy…
A
…daughters thy mothers’
8
Q
fool- ‘i am a fool…
A
…thou art nothing’
9
Q
fool- ‘truths a dog…
A
…must to kennel’
10
Q
critic- ‘the fool has…
A
…no purpose’
11
Q
critic- ‘lear’s alter ego…
A
…,his externalised conscience’
