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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. Kent asks who not to reveal his identity?
2. Lear says that wickedness is only punished in the poor and that wickedness isn't punished in the rich because they are protected by what?
3. Gloucester tries to commit suicide by doing what?
4. When Oswald leaves Goneril and Albany and returns to Regan at Cornwall, what does he carry from Goneril to Edmund?
5. Who brings Cordelia the news that the British armies are marching towards them?
Short Essay Questions
1. In terms of the plot, what is Act 5, Scene 2 designed to do?
2. How is Lear able to recover from his madness?
3. What does Cordelia consider her father to be suffering from?
4. How does Cornwall link the villainy in Edmund's family?
5. What does Edgar pray for while Lear is asleep in the farmhouse?
6. What happens to Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril by the end of the play?
7. When Edgar sees that his father is blind, what does he offer to do?
8. How does Edgar use his father's blindness to trick him?
9. In terms of the plot, the description of Cordelia's response to Kent's letter paves the way for what?
10. How do Lear's and Gloucester's characters parallel each other?
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
What is the definition of a hero? Using examples from the play, is there a hero in King Lear? If so, who is it and why? If not, why is there no hero in the play?
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