Themes: Chaos and Disorder (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is Lear's fundamental mistake that triggers political chaos?
What is Lear's fundamental mistake that triggers political chaos?
He gives up throne while still alive
What does Lear want to retain after abdication?
What does Lear want to retain after abdication?
Title and respect of kingship
How are different forms of order connected in the play?
How are different forms of order connected in the play?
When one fails, others follow
What does Lear prioritise when demanding love declarations?
What does Lear prioritise when demanding love declarations?
Appearance over reality
What does Goneril's declaration represent?
What does Goneril's declaration represent?
Empty flattery designed to manipulate
What does Edmund's cry 'stand up for bastards!' represent?
What does Edmund's cry 'stand up for bastards!' represent?
Complete rejection of social order
What does Edmund understand about a disordered world?
What does Edmund understand about a disordered world?
Traditional rules don't apply
What does the storm scene symbolically represent?
What does the storm scene symbolically represent?
Physical manifestation of moral chaos
What does the storm force Lear to experience?
What does the storm force Lear to experience?
Vulnerability and powerlessness
What does Lear's realisation 'more sinned against than sinning' show?
What does Lear's realisation 'more sinned against than sinning' show?
Beginning of self-reflection
What does Edgar's defeat of Edmund represent?
What does Edgar's defeat of Edmund represent?
Legitimacy triumphing over deception
How is order restored at the play's end?
How is order restored at the play's end?
Built on ruins; never the same