Character Relationships (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What does Cordelia's statement 'I cannot heave my heart into my mouth' demonstrate?
What does Cordelia's statement 'I cannot heave my heart into my mouth' demonstrate?
Authentic love that refuses flattery
What does Lear's response 'Nothing will come of nothing' reveal about his character?
What does Lear's response 'Nothing will come of nothing' reveal about his character?
His preference for public displays
What does Cordelia's death suggest about the play's central themes?
What does Cordelia's death suggest about the play's central themes?
Virtue cannot triumph in corruption
Which daughter claims 'Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter'?
Which daughter claims 'Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter'?
Goneril
Who asks 'What need one?' when dismissing Lear's retinue?
Who asks 'What need one?' when dismissing Lear's retinue?
Goneril and Regan
Which relationship does Gloucester and Edgar's bond mirror in its tragic misunderstanding?
Which relationship does Gloucester and Edgar's bond mirror in its tragic misunderstanding?
Lear and Cordelia
What does Edgar's statement 'Edgar I nothing am' demonstrate?
What does Edgar's statement 'Edgar I nothing am' demonstrate?
Complete loss of identity & position
Edmund's declaration 'The younger rises when the old doth fall' reveals he is driven by what?
Edmund's declaration 'The younger rises when the old doth fall' reveals he is driven by what?
Ambition & desire to overturn order
What role does the Fool serve for Lear?
What role does the Fool serve for Lear?
Comic relief & Lear's conscience
What does the Fool's disappearance after Act III signal?
What does the Fool's disappearance after Act III signal?
Lear's complete descent into madness
What causes Goneril and Regan's relationship to deteriorate into rivalry?
What causes Goneril and Regan's relationship to deteriorate into rivalry?
Jealous rivalry over Edmund
France's declaration 'She is herself a dowry' about Cordelia demonstrates what?
France's declaration 'She is herself a dowry' about Cordelia demonstrates what?
Recognition of her true worth