Themes: Nature (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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How Lear disrupts natural order (Act 1 Sc 1)
How Lear disrupts natural order (Act 1 Sc 1)
Unconventionally divides his kingdom
Storm symbolism in Act 2 Sc 4
Storm symbolism in Act 2 Sc 4
Lear's tampering with nature
Act 5 Sc 3: Lear & Cordelia reconciliation shows
Act 5 Sc 3: Lear & Cordelia reconciliation shows
Restorative power of honest, natural bonds
3 characters who see nature as harmonious force
3 characters who see nature as harmonious force
Cordelia, Kent, Edgar
4 characters who see nature as self-serving
4 characters who see nature as self-serving
Edmund, Goneril, Regan, Cornwall
Actions of Edmund, Goneril, Regan, Cornwall marked by
Actions of Edmund, Goneril, Regan, Cornwall marked by
Heartless individualism & betrayal
Nature often conflated with what in King Lear?
Nature often conflated with what in King Lear?
Morality
Lear: humans need more than what kind of needs?
Lear: humans need more than what kind of needs?
Basic, animalistic needs
3 higher human values Lear emphasises
3 higher human values Lear emphasises
Love, compassion, dignity
Consequences for Lear & Gloucester defying natural bonds
Consequences for Lear & Gloucester defying natural bonds
Lear's madness, Gloucester's blindness
What these consequences symbolise (2 things)
What these consequences symbolise (2 things)
Journey to self-awareness & nature's retribution
Cordelia's role regarding natural order
Cordelia's role regarding natural order
Restores natural order & moral balance