King Lear Act I

What warning does Kent give to Lear before exiting?

• To not be fooled by flattery or folly

• To choose Goneril as his heir, not Regan

• To have the Duke of Burgundy marry Cordelia, not the King of France

• That he is sick and will die soon

After the fight between Lear and Cordelia, does the Duke of Burgundy wish to marry Cordelia? Why or why not?

• No, he does not want to marry Cordelia because she has been disowned from the family and therefore does not have money

• Yes, he does want to marry Cordelia because he is impressed with her willingness to speak up and state her own opinions

• No, wants to marry Goneril or Regan instead

• Yes, he has conspired to marry Cordelia in order to take over the kingdom with her

What do Goneril and Regan talk about in the conclusion of Act I, Scene I?

• Their father's old age and angry irrationality

• How they feel bad for Cordelia and the way she was treated

• Their husbands and how powerful they are

• Gloucester's treatment of his two sons Edmund and Edgar

How does Gloucester describe his love for his sons Edmund and Edgar?

• He loves them equally but must treat them differently because of Edmund's illegitimacy

• He strongly favors Edmund but feels bad for Edgar and showing any bias

• He regrets ever having an affair and having Edmund as a child

• He dislikes them both for their intense sibling rivalry

How would you characterize Cordelia's love for King Lear?

• Genuine but not showy; when she speaks her love, she says it is out of duty

• A mixture of genuine love and wanting to use him for power and money

• Over-the-top; her display of affection for her father far exceeds that of Goneril and Regan's

• A lie; she hates her father

After the fight between Lear and Cordelia, does the King of France wish to marry Cordelia? Why or why not?

• No, he does not want to marry Cordelia because she has been disowned from the family and therefore does not have money

• Yes, he does want to marry Cordelia because he is impressed with her willingness to speak up and state her own opinions

• No, wants to marry Goneril or Regan instead

• Yes, he has conspired to marry Cordelia in order to take over the kingdom with her

How does King Lear react to Cordelia's refusal to flatter him?

• He gives her share of the kingdom to her sisters.

• He grows sad and asks to be left alone.

• He claims that she is adopted and therefore has no place in his inheritance.

• He orders her to be executed at dawn.

Who rejected Cordelia's hand in marriage upon learning of her disinheritance?

• Earl of Kent

• Duke of France

• Duke of Burgundy

• King of France

Goneril ordered her servants to _____ .

• wash all of King Lear's clothes.

• honour King Lear and obey him.

• refuse King Lear entry to her house.

• act rudely toward him.

Which character stays with King Lear and points out truths, which are missed and ignored, using jokes?

• The Fool

• Kent

• Edgar

• Gloucester