EDMOND

Question 1

‘why brand us base, baseness, bastardy?’

Answer 1

been shamed for just living,(illegitimate),
alliteration-anger, spitting it out
rhetorical q- quiets attitudes of society

Question 2

I must have your land

Answer 2

activley plotting, clear plan/end
worse than g+r?
always been 2nd best
determinier

Question 3

got the stage alone

Answer 3

lending illigemitame a prominence
(shocking to Jacobean audience)
overtaking g+r as true antagonist.

Question 4

my practices ride easy, I see the business

Answer 4

no option but to be sneaky, edgers harmatia : lack of awareness, too night
Gloucester: too guidable
planned this for long time/vision, knows his family well

Question 5

he wrote this as an essay or taste of my vertue

Answer 5

laying the groundwork-looking innocent’protecting’ - shows how much father doesn’t know children(proving point)
taking inheritance- links to main plot line

Question 6

we make guilty of our disasters the sun, moon stars

Answer 6

switching up character, openly disregarding christian beliefs (possibly rightfully) product of upbringing
evil people: don’t follow christians faith at this time

Question 7

mumbling wicked charms conjuring the moon

Answer 7

father superstitions, evil abandoning the gods, buying time for Edgar to run proving loyalty to Gloucester confirming Edgar evil.

Question 8

thou unpossesing bastar do you think if would stand against you would any reposal of any trust, virtue make the words faithed

Answer 8

uses bastard title to gain sympathy, rise up social ladder, setting up edgers argument already- making Edgar not even have say to defend himself enabling to get caught + find out about lear coming utilises fast

Question 9

to which my father looses no less than all
the younger rises when the old doth fall act3s3

Answer 9

rhyming couplets-prepared/iambic pentameter/blank verse = more commutable growing authority plan going to acition/fooled gl

Question 10

how malicious is my fortune that I must repent to be just’
act3s5

Answer 10

changing act- presenting personal turmoil ‘difficult position’ shows deception lang/action disguise over physical chose his family over loyalty- disguising intentions not himself like good characters.

Question 11

goneril and regnal fighting over him
act4s2/4

Answer 11

has the chance to be king, has to choose which one to go to, doesnt actually care for them which they can’t see. has gone to kill glouster (might tell people stuff about antagonists)and gain insight on France army