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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fontanelle die?

2. Whom do the soldiers come to take away in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What happens to the prisoners who are led out in Act 2, Scene 6?

4. What does Cordelia ask of Lear in Act 3?

5. Who does Lear ask to lead him on a journey in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

Describe how Edward Bond's childhood and world events influenced his writing and particularly that of Lear. How does his theme reflect his social and political beliefs?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the production history of Bond's Lear. How has it been received by the public? What characteristics of the play make it controversial? Why?

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