Quotations Act 2 Flashcards
Gloucester talking about Edgar betraying him
O madam, my old heart, it’s cracked it’s cracked !
Kent insulting Oswald
A knave, a rascal, a beggar… the son and heir of a mongrel bitch
Edgar delivering a soliloquy about his transformation into poor Tom
Edgar, I nothing am
Lear reacting with anger and disbelief to discovering that Cornwall and Regan have put kent in the stocks
They durst not do it: They could not, would not do’t - tis worse than Murder
Regan talkning to Lear- Patronising
o’ sir you are old… you should be ruled and led
One word stage direction. Lear does this in front of Regan
Knees
Lear praising Regan whilst criticising Gonerill- this is dramatic irony as he doesnt realise that Regan shares her sister’s view about him and his train of knights
Regan, thou shalt never have my curse…her eyes are fierce; but thine/ do confort and not burn
Lear suggesting to Goneril that she should be more sympathetic to him due to his old age
Art not thou ashamed to look upon this beard?
Lear talking to Goneril
Daughter, do not make me mad
Regan telling Lear that only one person can be in charge at her house
How in one house/ should many people, under two commands ,/ Hold amity
Lear:
Regan:
I gave you all
and in good time you gave it
Goneril
Regan
what need you five and twenty? Ten? or five?…
what need one?
Lear reacting anrily to Regan and goneril suggesting he should abandon his knights altogether
Allow not nature more than nature needs,/ man’s life’s cheap as beasts
Lears empty threat to his daughters
I will have such revenges on you both… what they are yet, I know not; but they shall be/ The terrors of the earth
Lear talking to Regan and Gonerill
You think Ill weep/ No ill not weep
