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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Oswald's letter from Goneril cause Regan and Cornwall to do?
2. Gloucester blames the effects of what for affecting relationships?
3. While they are walking to the hovel, the Fool utters a prophecy that says what?
4. Gloucester tells Edmund there has been a falling out between which two dukes?
5. King Lear is trying to find his fool who has been missing for how long?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the Duke of Cornwall and Regan commiserate with Gloucester about his traitorous son, what do they suggest was the influence on Edgar?
2. What information does Kent want the gentleman to take to Dover?
3. When Edgar leaves Edmund at the end of Act I, Scene II, why does Edmund laugh?
4. The Fools says who will whip him and for what?
5. The Fool's ambiguous statements while he and Lear are wandering in the storm imply that the Fool thinks Lear is what?
6. How is King Lear going to divide up his kingdom?
7. When Kent meets with the gentleman on the heath, what does Kent give the gentleman and what is it supposed to do?
8. How are Kent's actions in relation to Oswald similar to Cordelia's actions in relation to Lear?
9. Why does Edmund bemoan the fact that he is illegitimate?
10. What are some of the steps Edgar takes to disguise himself?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the role of the Fool emphasize and/or relieve the tragedy of the play? Support your reasoning with examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
How do the characters of Regan and Goneril change from the moment that they are first introduced until their deaths? Are their deaths just? Please support your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
What role does nature play in King Lear? Support your answer with examples from the text.
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