Characters: Edmund (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Edmund's father
Edmund's father
Gloucester
Edmund's birth status
Edmund's birth status
Illegitimate/born out of wedlock
Edmund's role in King Lear
Edmund's role in King Lear
Central antagonist
Mnemonic: 'M' in Edmund means?
Mnemonic: 'M' in Edmund means?
Mean
Edmund's half-brother he schemes against
Edmund's half-brother he schemes against
Edgar
Edmund's 3 main personality traits
Edmund's 3 main personality traits
Cunning, ambitious, ruthlessly self-serving
Edmund's goddess
Edmund's goddess
Nature
What drives Edmund's internal conflict?
What drives Edmund's internal conflict?
Desire to overcome illegitimacy & secure power
Two daughters Edmund allies with
Two daughters Edmund allies with
Goneril and Regan
Nature of Edmund's relationships
Nature of Edmund's relationships
Treachery and manipulation
Edmund's tragic flaw
Edmund's tragic flaw
Unchecked ambition and duplicity
How does Edmund die?
How does Edmund die?
In a duel with Edgar
Literary device Edmund often uses
Literary device Edmund often uses
Soliloquies (speaking to himself)