Setting (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Geographic setting of King Lear
Geographic setting of King Lear
Ancient Britain
Three main themes in King Lear
Three main themes in King Lear
Power, family, and madness
What does the fragmented kingdom reflect?
What does the fragmented kingdom reflect?
Disintegration of Lear's authority
Setting that highlights Lear's madness
Setting that highlights Lear's madness
Wild and stormy heath
Lear's action on the heath
Lear's action on the heath
Rages against nature and his fate
Significant castle in the play
Significant castle in the play
Gloucester's castle
Darkest moment at Gloucester's castle
Darkest moment at Gloucester's castle
Gloucester's brutal blinding
Castle halls become scenes of...
Castle halls become scenes of...
Treachery and violence
Time period of King Lear
Time period of King Lear
Pre-Christian, mythic Britain
Characteristics of pre-Christian Britain era
Characteristics of pre-Christian Britain era
Harshness and primitive justice
What timeless setting underscores
What timeless setting underscores
Universality of the play's themes
Three themes: power, loyalty, and...
Three themes: power, loyalty, and...
Redemption