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King Lear
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King Lear
Lear wants to be free from responsibilites
- 3 daughters - Goneril, Regan & Cordelia
- Goneril & Regan make false speeches about their love for Lear
- Cordelia is more noble/honest and says she loves him as much as a daughter should love a father - NO more, No less
- Lear disowns and banishes her
- Kent tries to talk to Lear - telling him he is irrational
- Kent is banished ~ 6 days to leave kingdom. If not gone within 10 days, he will be killed
- Cordelia's suitors: Duke Burgundy & King of France
- Duke Burgundy asked - will he marry Cordelia with no dowry - he won't
- Lear liked King of France - advised him to walk away
- France listens to what she had done - respected her honesty. Speaks up for her. Still wants to marry her.
- Goneril & Regan scheming together to reduce Lear power.
- France listens to what she had done - respected her honesty. Speaks up for her. Still wants to marry her.
- Lear liked King of France - advised him to walk away
- Duke Burgundy asked - will he marry Cordelia with no dowry - he won't
- Cordelia's suitors: Duke Burgundy & King of France
- Kent is banished ~ 6 days to leave kingdom. If not gone within 10 days, he will be killed
- Kent tries to talk to Lear - telling him he is irrational
- Lear disowns and banishes her
- Cordelia is more noble/honest and says she loves him as much as a daughter should love a father - NO more, No less
- Goneril & Regan make false speeches about their love for Lear
- 3 daughters - Goneril, Regan & Cordelia
Edmund soliloquy ~ plotting to get rid of his brother Edgar
- Illegimate son ~ Edmund ~ Unable to inherit his fathers estate
- Edmund pretends to "hide" letter. Gloucester wants to see it and read it.
- Gloucester appalled ~ letter shows Edgar wants both himself and Edmund to kill their father and split his wealth
- Edmund ~ gloating/smug, mocks his fathers belief in Astrology (star signs)
- Edgar is totally confused. He hasn't fallen out with his father
- Edmund tells him to carry a weapon for protection (this will make him look guilty)
- Edgar is totally confused. He hasn't fallen out with his father
- Edmund ~ gloating/smug, mocks his fathers belief in Astrology (star signs)
- Gloucester appalled ~ letter shows Edgar wants both himself and Edmund to kill their father and split his wealth
- Edmund pretends to "hide" letter. Gloucester wants to see it and read it.
- Illegimate son ~ Edmund ~ Unable to inherit his fathers estate
Lear is spending time with Goneril at her house
- She plots with Oswald ~ he is to be rowdy, rude and discouteous. Tell all servants to follow suit
- Writes to Regan so she will support her and treat Lear with coldness
- She plots with Oswald ~ he is to be rowdy, rude and discouteous. Tell all servants to follow suit
Kent is disguished. Asks Lear can he be his servent
- Oswald rude to Lear, Kent trips him and stands up for Lear
- Lear glad to see this servents nobility ~ invites Kent for dinner
- Fool says his daughter is using him
- Irony as the Fool can see what is happening. Says Lear is a fool for handing over his kingdom
- Goneril enters in foul mood. Fool mocks that Lear has to care about her mood
- Fool says Lear is like a little sparrow that raised a cuckoo in its next and had its head bitten off when the cuckoo grew into an adult bird
- Goneril wants Lear to be more sinsible
- Lear asks who he is if he is not Lear. Pretends not to know Goneril and asks her name
- Goneril unhappy with his behaviour and wants him to get rid of most of the servents
- Lear appalled and says he is leaving for Regans
- Lear begins to regret banishing Cordelia ~ her fault only small compared to Goneril betrayal
- Lear curses her calling on nature to leave her childless or if she has a child that it torments her
- Lear leaves for Regans. Warns she won't be happy with Goneril treatment of him
- Threatens to take back his kingship to get revenge on her
- Albany tries to tell Goneril how annoyed he is
- She ignores him accussing him as foolish and weak for taking Lear side
- Sends Oswald to Regan to get her to reduce Lear's power
- She ignores him accussing him as foolish and weak for taking Lear side
- Albany tries to tell Goneril how annoyed he is
- Threatens to take back his kingship to get revenge on her
- Lear leaves for Regans. Warns she won't be happy with Goneril treatment of him
- Lear curses her calling on nature to leave her childless or if she has a child that it torments her
- Lear begins to regret banishing Cordelia ~ her fault only small compared to Goneril betrayal
- Lear appalled and says he is leaving for Regans
- Goneril unhappy with his behaviour and wants him to get rid of most of the servents
- Lear asks who he is if he is not Lear. Pretends not to know Goneril and asks her name
- Goneril wants Lear to be more sinsible
- Fool says Lear is like a little sparrow that raised a cuckoo in its next and had its head bitten off when the cuckoo grew into an adult bird
- Goneril enters in foul mood. Fool mocks that Lear has to care about her mood
- Irony as the Fool can see what is happening. Says Lear is a fool for handing over his kingdom
- Fool says his daughter is using him
- Lear glad to see this servents nobility ~ invites Kent for dinner
- Oswald rude to Lear, Kent trips him and stands up for Lear
Lear sends Kent to get a message to Regan
- Fool tries to distract Lear and makes jokes at his decisions
- Fool says Regan won't treat him any better
- Fool says Lear is old but not wise
- Lear calls on heaven to keep him from going mad
- Fool says Lear is old but not wise
- Fool says Regan won't treat him any better
- Fool tries to distract Lear and makes jokes at his decisions
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- Leaving Certificate English Mind Map on King Lear, created by Paula McGonnell on 10/10/2016.
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