Gloucester Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Samuel Johnson’s views on the blinding of Gloucester.
A
“An act too horrid to be endured in dramatic exhibition.”
2
Q
R.V Young
A
Gloucester’s punishment is out of proportion to his guilt.
3
Q
Mary Anneeta Mann on Gloucester as a tragic hero
A
G & L as “emanations of an ideal tragic figure”. Gloucester as “a parallel of and in a sense an emanation of Lear.”
4
Q
Enid Welsford
A
“Lear and Gloucester are blind fools”.
5
Q
Swinburne’s views of Gloucester’s “as flies to wanton boys” speech
A
“keynote of the play”
6
Q
Jeffery Kahan
A
“he has insight and prudence, but they are darkened when his own pleasure, comfort and vanity are at stake.”
