AO4 - TWD and King Lear

Question 1

Great Chain of Being - AO4 (King Lear and TWD

Answer 1

God - King - Nobles - Society

Question 2

Penal laws - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 2

Introduced by Elizabeth. These included severe punishments for those who recognised papal authority.

Question 3

Religion - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 3

England no longer Catholic. The move to Protestantism began during the reign of Henry VIII.

Question 4

Puritans - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 4

Extreme Protestants

Question 5

Moors - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 5

Africans/Jews/Muslims - servants in Europe.
Zanche (The White Devil) was a Moor.
They were often subjected to racism.
Some of them were actually nobles.

Question 6

Machiavellian characters in both plays - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 6

King Lear:
Edmund, Cornwall, Goneril, Regan

The White Devil:
Flamineo, Francisco, Bracciano

Question 7

Views on women - AO4 AO4 (King Lear and TWD

Answer 7

Associated with passion.
Supposed to obey men.
Supposed to look after the home and raise children.
Sub-ordinate to men.

Question 8

Malcontent - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 8

Discontent with social structures and other characters. Flamineo is a notable malcontent.

Question 9

Divine Right of Kings - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 9

Not obeying the King/Queen was considered treason.

Question 10

James’ penal laws - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 10

He reintroduced strict penalties against Catholics.

This led to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605: Assassination attempt by Catholics.

Question 11

The Renaissance - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 11

Cultural Movement that spanned the 14th to the 17th Century.

Marked a change in the arts and literature.

Question 12

Fortuna’s Wheel - AO4 (King Lear and TWD)

Answer 12

• Unpredictable nature of Fate

- Everything will come full circle