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Q1Why does King Lear divide his kingdom among his daughters at the play's start?
Q2What does Cordelia say when asked to declare her love for her father?
Q3How does Edmund turn his father Gloucester against his legitimate son Edgar?
Q4What happens when Goneril and Regan begin to reduce Lear's retinue and authority?
Q5In the storm on the heath, who does Lear encounter that he believes represents stripped human nature?
Q6What is the most shocking act of violence in the play?
Q7After he loses his eyes, what does Gloucester say about his former blindness?
Q8Who is Cordelia when she reappears in Act 4?
Q9What does Lear mean when he says, 'Reason not the need'?
Q10How does Edgar finally reveal his true identity?
Q11What does Kent mean when he says, 'He but usurped his life'?
Q12How does the play frame ingratitude as a central concern?
Q13What role does sight and blindness play as a motif in the play?
Q14How does the play address the relationship between nature and civilization?
Q15When Lear is reunited with Cordelia, what does she say about the wrongs committed?
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