Act 5 Scene 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
How does Cordelia refer to Lear ?
“oppressèd king”
How does Cordelia show she is willing to accept only her fate ?
“Myself could else outfrown false fortune’s frown”
What does Lear see himself and Cordelia as ?
“We two alone will sing like birds i’th’cage”
Lear on Cordelia’s forgiveness
“I’ll kneel down and ask of thee forgiveness”
Lear and metaphysical
“The gods themselves throw incense”
How does Edmond seem to shift his view on age ?
“Whose age had charms in it”
How does Regan deliver power to Edmond ?
“General, take thou my soldiers, prisoners, patrimony”
What does Edgar say about his identity ?
“My name is lost”
How does Edgar describe his values ?
“noble heart” “justice” “honour”
What does Edgar accuse Edmond of ?
“Thou art a traitor: false to thy gods, thy brother, and thy father”
What does Edmond confess ?
“What you have charged me with, that I have done”
How does Edgar compare himself to Edmond ?
“I am no less in blood than thou art, Edmond”
How does Edgar reveal himself ?
“My name is Edgar, and thy father’s son.”
Edgar and metaphysical
“The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices make instruments to plague us”
Edmond and Fortune
“The wheel is come full circle”
What does Albany say about the punishment from the gods ?
“This judgement of the heavens, that makes us tremble”
How does Edmond redeem himself in his ‘writ’ (death warrant) before he dies ?
“for my writ is on the life of Lear and on Cordelia”
How do the gods seem to be on the side of justice ?
“The gods defend her”
How does Lear enter with Cordelia in his arms ?
“Howl, howl, howl, howl!”
What does Kent say about the end ?
“Is this the promised end?”
What does Lear say when Cordelia dies ?
“My poor fool is hanged”
How does Lear value Cordelia’s life over animals ?
“Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life, and thou no breath at all?”
What are Lear’s last words ?
“Look, her lips. Look there, look there.”
What are the last lines of the play spoken by Edgar ?
“The oldest hath borne most; we that are young shall never see so much, nor live so long”
