Regan and Goneril responsible for Lear's fate Flashcards
(74 cards)
“know that we have…
-“divided in three our kingdom”
-Lear done with without consultation from anyone
-abdication of his power
-this triggered all the events that followed which makes lear responsible for his fate not regan or goneril
“which of you…
-“shall we say doth love us most?”
-key question
-places regan and goneril in a position where they can claim power through fake love confessions for him
“the jewels of…
-“our father, with washed eyes Cordelia leaves”
-theme of blindness
-lear responsible for his own fate due to his blindness due to his hubris
-banishes the only daughter who truly loves him
-dramatic irony here as Cordelia knows what regan and goneril are like, their evil tendencies
-this makes R+G responsible for his fate due to their corrupt nature
“Sir I love you…
-“more than words can wield the matter”
-Gonerils false love confession
-she is lying making her responsible for his fate
“I am made of…
-“that self same material as my sister”
-Regans love confession
-her corruption is foreshadowed here as greater than her sisters as her confession doesn’t even say that she loves him
“nothing…
-“will come of nothing”
-Cordelias response
-she will not feed inot her fathers hubris nature nor does she want to be publicly humiliated
-R+G not responsible because Lear didn’t banish them, it is not their fault he believed their lies
“I know…
-“what you are”
-direct language used by Cordelia to R+G
-she understands that they have responsibility over Lear’s fate
“we must do…
-“something and i’th heat”
-ominous ending to act 1 scene 1
-R+G responsible and their villanous tendencies are beginning to shine through
-the beginning of their plan to humiliate their father
“our…
-“joy”
-what he refers to Cordelia as
-loves her the most and neglects G+R
-the only way they can get his attention is through this false flattery and so Lear’s poor parenting makes him responsible for his fate
“he hath…
“always loved our sister most”
-G+R aware of Lear’s favouritism
why does Lear being a tragic hero make him responsible for his fate? what is other examples in this in other Shakespeare plays?
-tragic heros must have a fatal flaw, for Lear it is his hubris
-his hubris make him blind to the truth of both the corruption of G+R, his own mistakes and the true love of his daughter Cordelia
-it makes him responsible for his own fate, which is what makes the play more tragic
-hamlet= procrastination
-macbeth= ambition
“ourself, by monthly course…
-“with reservation of an hundred knights, by you to be sustained”
-Lear saying that he will live with each daughter for an month at a time
-they will be responsible for him then
-G+R responsible
“by day…
-“and night he wrongs me/ Ill not endure it”
-Goneril very head strong woman
-thinks Lear is rude as he is ordering her staff around and is still acting as if he is king
-audience has some sympathy for her
-Lear is responsible
“thou madest…
-“thy daughters thy mothers”
-fool is saying that by Lear giving his power to his daughters the parental roles have reversed
-they have power and responsibility over him
“a little…
-“to disquantity your train”
-ignition of the villainous actions of goneril
-she wants to reduce his entourage
-Lear doesn’t need it (has gonerils staff to care for him so in that way she is right in reducing it)
-however she does is for selfish reasons, she wants to show is lack of power against her
-makes her responsible for his fate
“into her womb…
-“convey sterility”
-Lears reaction to goneril reducing his entourage
-henious thing to say to his daughter
-no father should curse their child so G+R actions against him in their eyes were necessary
-Lear responsible
“let me not be mad…
-“not mad sweet heaven; keep me in my temper, let me not be mad”
-audience sympathy to lear now
-humanised as we see him as a vulnerable old mad
-selfish actions of G+R only catalyses his madness
-they are responsible for his fate
“our good old friend…
-“lay comforts to your bosom, and bestow your needful counsel”
-contrast to the flattery term used by regan to gloucester
-she needs advice on how to manage her father
-later she is the one who makes hi get his eyes plucked out, shift in personality reflects that of her treatment of her father
-makes her responsible
“fetch forth…
-“the stocks”
-Cornwall, Regan’s husband takes accountability for Kent’s punishment
-Kent spoke against Oswald and fought him who is Goneril’s personal servant
-makes G+R responsible as they are putting Kent how is disguised as a servant for Lear in the stocks, a direct act of disrespect to Lear
“I have seen better faces…
-“in my time than stands on any shoulder that I see before me at this instant”
-Kent’s retaliation against the unjust and corrupt attitudes of Goneril, Regan, Cornwall and Edmund
-he see’s how it is G+R that are responsible for Lear’s fate
“they durst not…
-“do’t they could not, would not do’t; worse than murder to do upon such violent outrage”
-Lear’s reaction to finding Kent in the stocks
-comparison of murder echos his hubris attitude
-Lear is responsible for Kent but the drastic actions of G+R shpw how they are responsible for their fate
“when nature…
-“being opressed, commands the mind to suffer with the body”
-image of Lear’s physical and psychological suffering
-amplified through the cruel actions of Goneril and Regan
“I cannot think my sister…
-“in the least would fail her obligation”
-Regan stays loyal to Goneril
-defends Goneril’s decision to reduce Lear’s entourage
-Regan blames Lear that the hostility of his servants have forced the sisters to take this action
-makes Lear responsible
“O sir!…
-“you are old/ you should be ruled and led”
-Regan’s verbal assaults to Lear, she takes pleasure in his humiliation
-her dispassionate tone and language contrasts Lear’s child like outburst
-talks to him like a baby through simplistic language, parental role reversal and contrast to the way parents were supposed to be treated
-makes them responsible foe his fate
