Plot Summary (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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What does King Lear plan to do at the start of the play?
What does King Lear plan to do at the start of the play?
Divide his kingdom between 3 daughters
Why does Cordelia refuse to participate in Lear's love test?
Why does Cordelia refuse to participate in Lear's love test?
She values authentic emotion over performance
Who marries Cordelia after she is banished and loses her dowry?
Who marries Cordelia after she is banished and loses her dowry?
The King of France
Who accompanies Lear when he flees onto the heath during the storm?
Who accompanies Lear when he flees onto the heath during the storm?
His Fool and the disguised Kent
What name does Edgar adopt when he disguises himself as a mad beggar?
What name does Edgar adopt when he disguises himself as a mad beggar?
'Poor Tom'
How do Cornwall and Regan punish Gloucester for helping Lear?
How do Cornwall and Regan punish Gloucester for helping Lear?
They gouge out both his eyes
Who leads the French army that invades Britain?
Who leads the French army that invades Britain?
Cordelia
Which characters does Edmund become romantically involved with?
Which characters does Edmund become romantically involved with?
Both Regan and Goneril
How does Goneril kill Regan?
How does Goneril kill Regan?
She poisons her sister
What causes King Lear's death at the end of the play?
What causes King Lear's death at the end of the play?
Grief over Cordelia's death