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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Susan's husband?

2. What sound startles the soldiers in Act 2, Scene 5?

3. What does Lear tell Bodice he has done to Fontanelle in the cell?

4. Who says, "I came here when I was cold and hungry and afraid. I wasn't turned away, and I won't turn anyone away"?

5. What does Lear do in the last scene of the play?

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 Edward Bond's Lear and Shakespeare's Lear. Why did Bond choose to adapt and essentially rewrite elements of Shakespeare's play? What elements of action and character did he alter? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Lear and the Ghost. How are these characters similar? How are they different? What is ironic about their friendship?

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