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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. Who initially protests the execution of the workman at the wall?
2. Who is planning to marry the Duke of North?
3. Who says, "We won't chain ourselves to the dead, or send our children to school in the graveyard"?
4. Who enters carrying bread and water in Act 1, Scene 5?
5. Whom does Lear accuse of betraying him in court?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the Gravedigger's Boy? What does the exposition reveal about his background? What is his purpose in the play?
2. What is the significance of the Wounded Soldier in Act 2 Scene 3?
3. Why do the villagers come to hear Lear speak? What message is he telling them?
4. What does the Councillor tell Lear and the others is the fate of the Small Man? How does Lear react?
5. How does Susan's conversation with Thomas about Lear echo that of the Gravedigger's Boy and his Wife early in the play?
6. Why has the Small Man come to find Lear? Where has he come from?
7. What is the argument between Lear and the Gravedigger's Wife? How do these characters feel about each other?
8. Why do Fontanelle and Bodice capture their husbands and keep them imprisoned?
9. Who is leading a revolution against Bodice and Fontanelle? How do we learn this information?
10. How does the power shift in Act 2, Scene 5? What actions indicate this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Epic Theater. What elements of Bond's Lear are characteristic of Epic Theater? What ideals does Bond share with Brecht? How does the style of Lear reflect this?
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
Compare and contrast the characters of Lear and his daughters. How are their actions similar? How are they different? How are their motivations related?
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