King Lear

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Brief Questions in King Lear

Brief Questions in King Lear

  • What is the full title of King Lear?
Ans: The full title is The Tragedy of King Lear.
  • Who are the good characters in King Lear?
Ans: Lear, Cordelia, Kent, Edgar, Albany, Gloucester, and the Fool.
  • Why does King Lear divide his kingdom?
Ans: He is old and wants to retire from ruling.
  • How does Goneril show her love for Lear?
Ans: She flatters him with false and flowery words.
  • How does Regan express her love for Lear?
Ans: She praises Lear and claims she loves only him.
  • How does Lear react to Cordelia’s love?
Ans: Lear becomes angry and disowns Cordelia.
  • Why is Kent banished by the King?
Ans: Kent defends Cordelia and opposes Lear’s harsh act.
  • How does Edmund plot against Edgar?
Ans: He writes a fake letter to deceive Gloucester.
  • Who is Oswald?
Ans: Oswald is Goneril’s steward and a selfish servant.
  • Why is Goneril tired of Lear?
Ans: She dislikes Lear’s pride and his noisy knights.
  • Why does Lear strike Oswald?
Ans: Because Oswald is rude and disrespectful to him.
  • How does the Fool criticize Lear?
Ans: He mocks Lear for giving power to false daughters.
  • How does Goneril insult her father?
Ans: She scolds him and reduces his number of knights.
  • Why does Lear leave Regan’s castle in the storm?
Ans: Regan humiliates him, so he leaves in anger.
  • How does Lear face the storm?
Ans: He shouts at the storm and endures its fury.
  • Who persuades Lear to enter the hovel?
Ans: Kent convinces Lear to take shelter inside.
  • How is Cornwall killed?
Ans: A servant wounds him while defending Gloucester.
  • When does Gloucester realize Edgar is innocent?
Ans: After being blinded, he learns Edmund betrayed him.
  • How is Lear awakened by Cordelia?
Ans: Cordelia kisses him gently and speaks softly to him.
  • What does Lear take Cordelia for?
Ans: He thinks Cordelia is a heavenly spirit.
  • How is Cordelia killed?
Ans: She is hanged secretly in prison by Edmund’s order.
  • Why is Albany angry with Edmund?
Ans: Edmund refuses to hand over Lear and Cordelia.
  • Why does Regan die?
Ans: Goneril poisons her out of jealousy.
  • What causes Lear’s death?
Ans: Lear dies of grief after Cordelia’s death.
  • How is King Lear transformed as a man?
Ans: His suffering changes him from proud to humble.
  • What does the tragedy of King Lear show?
Ans: It shows love’s victory over hatred and evil.
  • What was Edmund’s plan against Edgar?
Ans: He planned to cheat Edgar and take his property.
  • How does Lear curse Goneril?
Ans: He wishes her to be barren and childless.
  • Why does the King of France marry Cordelia?
Ans: He loves her honesty and noble nature.
  • Why is Kent put in the stocks?
Ans: For insulting Oswald under Cornwall’s command.
  • How does Lear treat Cordelia in prison?
Ans: He comforts her and dreams of peace together.
  • Who said, “I am more sinned against than sinning”?
Ans: King Lear said this about his sufferings.
  • Who was Cordelia’s husband?
Ans: The King of France was her husband.
  • Why does Goneril commit suicide?
Ans: She kills herself after Regan’s death and guilt.
  • Who were Cordelia’s suitors?
Ans: The Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.
  • When and where does Lear meet Cordelia again?
Ans: In the French camp before the final battle.
  • Who is the bastard son of Gloucester?
Ans: Edmund is Gloucester’s illegitimate son.
  • How does Lear curse Goneril?
Ans: He wishes her no children or only painful ones.
  • What does the line “Ripeness is all” mean?
Ans: It means patience and readiness bring peace in life.
  • What is Cordelia’s answer about her love?
Ans: She loves her father as a daughter should—no more, no less.
  • Why does Edgar pretend to be a beggar?
Ans: To hide and save himself from arrest. 

 

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