Quotes Act 1 Flashcards
Cordelia - “what shall…
(aside) what shall Cordelia speak? Love and be silent
Cordelia - “the jewels…
the jewels of our father, with wash’d eyes, Cordelia leaves you
Edmund - “Edmund the…
Edmund the base/ Shall top th’ legitimate
Lear - “which of…
which of you shall we say doth love us most?
Goneril - “dearer than…
dearer than eyesight, space and liberty
Cordelia - “nothing…
“nothing…. i love your majesty according to my bond, no more, no less”
Lear - “come not…
come not between the dragon and his wrath. I lov’d her most, and thought to set my rest on her kind nursery
Kent - “Lear, whom…
Lear, whom I have ever honour’d as my king, Lov’d as my father, as my master followed
Kent - “see…
see better, Lear
Lear - “better thou
better thou hadst not been born than not t’have pleased me better
Regan - “tis the…
tis the infirmity of his age; yet he hath ever but slenderly known himself
Goneril - “we must…
we must do something, and i’th’heat
Edmund - “why brand…
why brand they us? with base? with baseness? bastardy? base, base?
Edmund - “legitimate …
Legitimate Edgar, i must have your land… fine word, ‘legitimate’
Edmund - “let me…
let me, if not by birth, have lands by wit: all with me’s meet that i can fashion fit”
Goneril - “did my
did my father strike my gentleman for the chiding of his fool?
Fool - “this fellow
this fellow has banish’d two on’s daughters, and did the third a blessing against his will: if thou follow him thou must needs wear a coxcomb
Lear - “into her
into her womb convey sterility! dry up in her the organs of increase
Lear - “How sharper …
how sharper than a serpents tooth it is to have a thankless child!”
Lear - “I am
I am asham’d that thou hast power to shake my manhood thus, that these hot tears, which break from me perforce
Lear - “old fond…
old fond eyes, beweep this cause again, ill pluck ye out”
Lear - “i have
i have another daughter (regan), who, i am sure, is kind and comfortable
Kent - “i will not
i will not sleep, my lord, till i have delivered your letter
Fool - “i can tell
i can tell why a snail has a house …to put’s head in; not give it away to his daughters, and leave his horns without a case”
Edmund - Now
Now Gods, stand up for bastards!
