Themes (OCR A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Gloucester's view: gods & humanity (fly metaphor)
Gloucester's view: gods & humanity (fly metaphor)
Gods treat humans like boys killing flies for sport
Edgar's view on divine justice
Edgar's view on divine justice
Believes 'the gods are just' & people get what they deserve
Lear's dual role significance
Lear's dual role significance
Both father & king - personal decisions have national impact
Cordelia's response to her banishment
Cordelia's response to her banishment
Remains devoted, brings army from abroad to rescue Lear
Cornwall on power & justice
Cornwall on power & justice
'Our power shall do courtesy to our wrath' - might makes right
Lear's tragic flaw
Lear's tragic flaw
Lack of self-knowledge
Regan's observation about Lear (Act I)
Regan's observation about Lear (Act I)
'He hath ever but slenderly known himself'
Theme: unreliability of speech
Theme: unreliability of speech
Words can't be trusted as indicators of truth or feeling
Goneril's speech contradiction
Goneril's speech contradiction
Claims love makes 'speech unable' while giving long speech
Lear's response to Cordelia's death
Lear's response to Cordelia's death
'Howl, howl, howl, howl' - language fails to express grief