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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. Which character says, "They are my sheep and if one of them is lost I'd take fire to hell to bring him out"?
2. What news from her aides does Fontanelle tell Bodice in Act 2, Scene 4?
3. Which character says, "I've always wanted to sit on a man's lungs"?
4. Who does the Gravedigger's Boy tell Lear has left him, and "wanted a horse to take him to town"?
5. What does Bodice demand be handed to Lear while at the trial?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Fontanelle react to being taken prisoner? What does she say?
2. What does Lear say about the Farmer's Son joining the army? How does this show a change in his character?
3. Why does Lear execute the laborer in Act 1, Scene 1? What are his underlying motives?
4. What does the Orderly say about his imprisonment to Lear in Act 2?
5. Why does Lear tell Cornelia she must destroy the wall? What does he say regarding pity?
6. How is the Wife of Gravedigger's Boy relevant to the plot? How does she feel about Lear living with her and her husband?
7. How does Lear feel about the Duke of North and the Duke of Cornwall? Why?
8. How does Lear prove he has undergone a change of character in the last act?
9. Why do the villagers come to hear Lear speak? What message is he telling them?
10. What does Fontanelle say to Lear in the prison cell? What are her action and objective?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the primary theme of Lear? How is this theme expressed through the characters and the actions of the play?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Lear and the Ghost. How are these characters similar? How are they different? What is ironic about their friendship?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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