Lear II, i-v Q

Posted: October 3, 2019

Act 2

Scene 1

                27.What time is it?

                28.Who is Curan?

                29.How long has Gloucester spent on stage with Edgar so far?

                30.What does Edmund say Edgar was attempting to do?

                31.How does Gloucester link himself to Lear's fate?

 Act 2

Scene 2,3,4

                32.Where does Kent tell Oswald to put his horses?

                33.Why does Kent violently insult Oswald?

                34.What reason does Oswald give for "sparing"

                35.How long does Kent have to sit in the stocks and who decided this?

                36.Who does Edgar become in this scene?

                37.What does Lear fear he is succumbing to in this scene?

                38.What excuse do Regan and Cornwall give for refusing to speak to Lear?

                39.Explain the fool's proverb about the eels and the Cockney.

   40.What reason does Regan give for trying to send her father back to her                                                                          sister's  house?

                41.Explain the phrase "O reason not the need"