Lear Flashcards

(5 cards)

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Anagnorisis

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“pray do not make me, I am a foolish old man”
“O, I have ta’en/Too little care of this”
“Poor naked wretches”
“Through tattered clothes small vices do appear. Robes and furred gowns hide all”
“I did her wrong”

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Hamartia

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“we have this hour a constant will to publish our daughters several dowers”
“Which of you shall we say doth love us most?”
“Come not between the dragon and his wrath”

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Catharsis

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“she’s dead as earth… Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life and thou no breath at all

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Peripeteia

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“you unnatural hags”
“Into her womb convey sterility”
“O fool, I shall go mad”
“Blow winds, and crack your cheeks

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Rash

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“here i disclaim all my paternal care”

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