Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Oswald say after Kent draws his sword?
2. Edmund tells his brother that he fears someone has turned Gloucester against him and then tells his brother to do what?
3. By what title does Oswald refer to Goneril as in Act I, Scene 3?
4. Which character does the line "when old fools are babes again" refer to?
5. Instead of calling Edgar mad, Lear gives him what title?
Short Essay Questions
1. While King Lear stays with Goneril, what are his knights interfering with?
2. What does the letter Edmund has, that is supposedly from Edgar, say?
3. When Edgar leaves Edmund at the end of Act I, Scene II, why does Edmund laugh?
4. What does the Fool compare Lear too?
5. Why does Edmund bemoan the fact that he is illegitimate?
6. When Kent meets with the gentleman on the heath, what does Kent give the gentleman and what is it supposed to do?
7. Why is King Lear dividing up his kingdom?
8. Gloucester asks Edmund to tell anyone who asks for him that he is sick, but what does Edmund plan to do instead?
9. Why are Goneril and Regan awarded large parts of the kingdom?
10. Instead of explaining why he attacked Oswald, what does Kent say?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who are the villains in the play, and why are they villains? What characteristics do they posses and actions do they take to show they are villains? Use the text to provide support for your answers.
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
Using examples from the text, how are Goneril and Regan alike and different in their actions, characteristic, motivations, and reaction to their father?
|
This section contains 515 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
