Setting (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Geographic setting of King Lear
Geographic setting of King Lear
Ancient Britain
3 themes explored via setting in King Lear
3 themes explored via setting 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 descent into madness
Setting that highlights Lear's descent into madness
Wild and stormy heath
Lear's actions on the heath
Lear's actions on the heath
Rages against nature and his fate
Darkest moment at Gloucester's castle
Darkest moment at Gloucester's castle
Gloucester's brutal blinding
What Gloucester's castle halls become scenes of
What Gloucester's castle halls become scenes of
Treachery and violence
What Gloucester's castle mirrors
What Gloucester's castle mirrors
Betrayal and moral decay within characters
Type of Britain in King Lear's temporal setting
Type of Britain in King Lear's temporal setting
Pre-Christian, mythic version
What marks the ancient Britain era in King Lear
What marks the ancient Britain era in King Lear
Harshness and primitive justice
What the timeless setting underscores
What the timeless setting underscores
Universality of the play's themes
3 universal themes in King Lear
3 universal themes in King Lear
Power, loyalty, and redemption