Themes: Redemption and Suffering (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Lear's question revealing preference for flattery over honesty
Lear's question revealing preference for flattery over honesty
Which of you shall we say doth love us most?
Lear's self-description during the storm scene
Lear's self-description during the storm scene
A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man
Lear's quote showing newfound empathy for the poor
Lear's quote showing newfound empathy for the poor
Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel
Lear's humble confession when reunited with Cordelia
Lear's humble confession when reunited with Cordelia
I am a very foolish fond old man
Gloucester's quote about blindness and spiritual sight
Gloucester's quote about blindness and spiritual sight
I stumbled when I saw
Cordelia's words demonstrating unconditional forgiveness
Cordelia's words demonstrating unconditional forgiveness
No cause, no cause
Edgar's philosophy about enduring hardship
Edgar's philosophy about enduring hardship
The worst is not / So long as we can say 'This is the worst'
Edgar's final words about authentic speech
Edgar's final words about authentic speech
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say
Edmund's late confession quote
Edmund's late confession quote
Some good I mean to do / Despite of mine own nature
Significance of storm scene for Lear's transformation
Significance of storm scene for Lear's transformation
Breaks psychological defences, forces him to confront truths
Result of Gloucester's physical blindness
Result of Gloucester's physical blindness
Clearer moral vision and spiritual insight
What Cordelia embodies in the play
What Cordelia embodies in the play
Redemptive power of forgiveness
Edgar's disguise identity
Edgar's disguise identity
Poor Tom
Central paradox of King Lear about suffering
Central paradox of King Lear about suffering
Affirms redemptive potential of suffering while showing devastating consequences
Effect of suffering without reflection or genuine change
Effect of suffering without reflection or genuine change
Results in destruction rather than renewal or wisdom