Characters: Edgar (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Edgar's relation to Gloucester
Edgar's relation to Gloucester
Legitimate son
Edgar's disguise name
Edgar's disguise name
Poor Tom
What Edgar symbolises in the play
What Edgar symbolises in the play
Loyalty and justice
Why Gloucester wrongfully disinherits Edgar
Why Gloucester wrongfully disinherits Edgar
Due to Edmund's deceit
Edgar's three personality traits
Edgar's three personality traits
Honourable, steadfast, and resourceful
Source of Edgar's internal conflict
Source of Edgar's internal conflict
Wrongful disinheritance & need to protect himself
What marks Edgar's relationships
What marks Edgar's relationships
Loyalty and forgiveness
Edgar's tragic flaw
Edgar's tragic flaw
Does not have a traditional tragic flaw
What Edgar restores by play's end
What Edgar restores by play's end
Order and justice
Edgar's journey in the play
Edgar's journey in the play
From innocence to resilience
Edgar's reaction to Lear's insanity
Edgar's reaction to Lear's insanity
Empathy/tears that threaten to mar his disguise