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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. People who see Gloucester's crippled condition are turning against whom?
2. Gloucester tries to commit suicide by doing what?
3. Albany arrests who for treason?
4. Edmund says it will be best, and will support his story, if he finds Gloucester doing what?
5. Where does Act 4, Scene 3 take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Cornwall link the villainy in Edmund's family?
2. The comments of the servants to Regan after Gloucester is blinded indicate what?
3. While Lear and his party are in the farmhouse, what action does Lear take that makes him appear to be suffering from madness?
4. How does Edgar use his father's blindness to trick him?
5. How does Cornwall punish Gloucester for his villainy?
6. What does Edgar mean when he says "Yet better thus, and known to be contemned, Than still contemned and flattered."
7. At the end of the play, why is Lear happy?
8. Albany already sympathizes with the King. What action by Goneril is likely to make him turn completely against her?
9. When Edgar sees that his father is blind, what does he offer to do?
10. What happens to Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril by the end of the play?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Animals are used in the play to describe various characters. Why does Shakespeare use animals to describe the characters instead of something else? What theme does this connect to? Use examples from the text to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What role does nature play in King Lear? Support your answer with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
In what ways does King Lear symbolize a good king or a bad king, or both? What qualities does he posses that a king should (or should not) possess? What actions does he take that reinforces your opinion? Support your answer with examples from the text.
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