Themes: Loyalty and Betrayal (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Two themes forming emotional heart of King Lear
Two themes forming emotional heart of King Lear
Loyalty and betrayal
Lear's fatal error in opening scene
Lear's fatal error in opening scene
Falls for flattery, rejects Cordelia's honest words
Central conflict running throughout King Lear
Central conflict running throughout King Lear
Appearance vs reality
Cordelia's quote about forcing emotion
Cordelia's quote about forcing emotion
I cannot heave / My heart into my mouth
Lear's quote about thankless child
Lear's quote about thankless child
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
What serpent metaphor in Lear's quote emphasises
What serpent metaphor in Lear's quote emphasises
Venomous betrayal; filial ingratitude as deepest wound
Edmund's character type in the play
Edmund's character type in the play
Most calculating villain
Edmund's quote revealing mercenary motive
Edmund's quote revealing mercenary motive
Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land
How Edmund masks his betrayal
How Edmund masks his betrayal
As devotion/filial duty to father
Cordelia's forgiveness quote to Lear
Cordelia's forgiveness quote to Lear
No cause, no cause
Kent's action showing selfless loyalty
Kent's action showing selfless loyalty
Returns in disguise despite banishment
Edgar's loyalty shown through what action
Edgar's loyalty shown through what action
Caring for Gloucester after blinding
Lear's quote about him & Cordelia in captivity
Lear's quote about him & Cordelia in captivity
We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage
What betrayal pushes Lear towards
What betrayal pushes Lear towards
Madness
Survivors representing loyalty & honour at end
Survivors representing loyalty & honour at end
Edgar and Kent