Character Relationships (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What does Cordelia say when refusing to participate in Lear's public love test?
What does Cordelia say when refusing to participate in Lear's public love test?
I cannot heave my heart into my mouth
How does Lear respond to Cordelia's refusal to flatter him in the love test?
How does Lear respond to Cordelia's refusal to flatter him in the love test?
Nothing will come of nothing
What central theme does Lear's misjudgement of Cordelia's honesty illustrate?
What central theme does Lear's misjudgement of Cordelia's honesty illustrate?
Appearance versus reality
What does Cordelia say when attempting to rescue her father later in the play?
What does Cordelia say when attempting to rescue her father later in the play?
No cause, no cause
What does Goneril declare to flatter her father in the love test?
What does Goneril declare to flatter her father in the love test?
I love you more than word can wield
What cruel question do the sisters ask when dismissing Lear's retinue?
What cruel question do the sisters ask when dismissing Lear's retinue?
What need one?
What does Edgar say that demonstrates his complete loss of identity after rejection?
What does Edgar say that demonstrates his complete loss of identity after rejection?
Edgar I nothing am
What does Edmund declare about the relationship between old and young?
What does Edmund declare about the relationship between old and young?
The younger rises when the old doth fall
What role does the Fool serve for Lear?
What role does the Fool serve for Lear?
His conscience and counsel
When does the Fool mysteriously disappear from the play?
When does the Fool mysteriously disappear from the play?
After Act III
What becomes the focus of Goneril and Regan's destructive rivalry?
What becomes the focus of Goneril and Regan's destructive rivalry?
Their jealous rivalry over Edmund
What does France declare when accepting Cordelia without her dowry?
What does France declare when accepting Cordelia without her dowry?
She is herself a dowry