Character Analysis (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Lear's basis for dividing kingdom
Lear's basis for dividing kingdom
Daughters' declarations of love/flattery
Cordelia's response to Lear's love test
Cordelia's response to Lear's love test
Refuses to flatter or exaggerate her love
Storm on heath symbolism for Lear
Storm on heath symbolism for Lear
Inner turmoil and growing madness
How Cordelia dies
How Cordelia dies
Hanged on Edmund's orders
Edmund's parentage status
Edmund's parentage status
Illegitimate son of Gloucester
Edgar's disguise identity
Edgar's disguise identity
Poor Tom, a mad beggar
Kent's disguise name after banishment
Kent's disguise name after banishment
Caius
Fool's last appearance in play
Fool's last appearance in play
Act 3, Scene 6 (mock trial scene)
Goneril's crime against Regan
Goneril's crime against Regan
Poisons her out of jealousy over Edmund
France's virtue re: Cordelia
France's virtue re: Cordelia
Marries her without dowry, recognising her worth