Act 1 Scene 2 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
What does Edmond say ?
A
“Thou, Nature, art my goddess”
2
Q
What does Edmond say about Edgar in his soliloquy ?
A
“Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land”
3
Q
What does Edmond command the gods to do ?
A
“Now gods, stand up for bastards!”
4
Q
How does Edmond seem to mimic Cordelia ?
A
“Nothing, my lord”
5
Q
What does Edmund forge in the letter ?
A
“This policy and reverence of age makes the world bitter”
6
Q
Gloucester’s metaphysical view
A
“These late eclipses in the sun and moon”
7
Q
Gloucester crash out
A
“In cities, mutinies; in countries, discord; in palaces, treason; and the bond cracked ‘twixt son and father”
8
Q
How does Edmond describe the world ?
A
“This is the excellent foppery of the world”
9
Q
How does Edmond describe his family ?
A
“A credulous father and a brother noble”
