King Lear ( Act 4 Scene 7 and Act5 Scene 3 )

Question 1

Cordelia is selfless concerned only for lear

Answer 1

“ for the oppressed king , am I cast down ; myself could else out - from false fortunes frown”

Question 2

A beautiful way to say as long as he has Cordelia he will be okay , the end of Lears metamorphosis to humility Lear understands power is ephemeral and transient he values only Cordelia now

Answer 2

“We two alone will sing like birds I the cage ; when thou doth ask me blessing , I’ll kneel down and ask thee forgiveness, and laugh like guilted butterflies “

Question 3

Edmund is about to die and tries to do good

Answer 3

Some good i mean to do
despite mine own nature

Question 4

His last words are for Cordelia showing how he is no longer a man who’s first and last word will be for himself but displaying Cordelia and her innocence to the audience instead

Answer 4

“ look on her , look her lips / look there , look there “

Question 5

Lear is tormented and he filled with guilt and shame shakespeare uses ….. as a metaphor for king lears mind and symbolic to his suffering

Answer 5

” You do me wrong to take me out of the grave, thou art a soul in bliss ; but i am bound upon a wheel of fire , that my own tears do scol like molten lead “