King lear Act 4-5 Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Lear speaking of his daughters deception (obsequious)
A
“They flattered me like a dog”, “They told me I was everything”
2
Q
Lear’s thoughts of Edmund- “Let….
A
“Let copulation thrive; for Gloucester’s bastard son was kinder to his fathers than my daughters”
3
Q
Lear’s nihilistic view
A
“When we are born we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.”
4
Q
“Lear’s admittance, perhaps the most accurate and truthful one”
A
“I am a very foolish fond old man”, “I fear I am not in my perfect mind”
