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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. Whose dress does Bodice wear in the prison cell?

2. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?

3. What does Lear think attacked him in his sleep?

4. Why does Lear, in an aside, tell his daughter the workman is being executed?

5. What does the Gravedigger's Boy find in the well?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Cordelia refuse to take the captured soldier into her army?

2. Who is the Carpenter? What is revealed to Lear about this character? How does he fit into the plot?

3. Why has Lear written to Cordelia? What does he hope to achieve?

4. What does Fontanelle say on the stand against her father?

5. Describe how Lear is blinded in the prison scene. Why is he blinded?

6. What do Bodice and Fontanelle plan for Lear's future at the trial? How do they go about this plan?

7. What does Warrington reveal about Bodice and Fontanelle in Act 1, Scene 2? What is his course of action?

8. How does Fontanelle react to being taken prisoner? What does she say?

9. Why did the Gravedigger's Son settle where he did? How did he discover the place where he lives?

10. What is the argument between Lear and the Gravedigger's Wife? How do these characters feel about each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Lear's being blinded? How does this relate to actions in Shakespeare's Lear? What is the symbolism that this act illustrates?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Bond uses Imagery in Lear to further illustrate his theme and characters. What are some examples from the play? Define the term "imagery" in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Define the term "foreshadowing." What are examples of foreshadowing in Bond's Lear? What is the purpose of his use of foreshadowing? Does it create tension? Does it set up irony? Does it reflect the theme?

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