1. What is the name of the King of Britain featured in the play?
**Lear**
2. How many daughters does King Lear have?
**3**
3. What are the names of King Lear's three daughters?
**Goneril, Regan, Cordelia**
4. Which daughter does Lear favor the most at the beginning of the play?
**Cordelia**
5. What does Lear demand his daughters profess their love for him in order to receive what portion of his kingdom?
**Dowry/Inheritance**
6. How does Cordelia respond when asked to profess her love for her father, angering him?
**She refuses to swear oaths or say more than what is true and necessary.**
7. What percentage of the kingdom does Lear initially bestow upon each of his two eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan?
**One third each**
8. With what title does Lear address his now son-in-law, the Duke of Cornwall, who has married Regan?
**My lord of Burgundy**
9. What natural element begins to reflect the chaotic internal struggles taking place among the characters?
**Storm**
10. Who does Lear encounter by chance during the storm?
**Gloucester and Kent**
11. What is unusual or odd about one of Gloucester's sons?
**Edmund is illegitimate**
12. Which of Gloucester's legitimate sons remains loyal to his father?
**Edgar**
13. Into how many parts does Lear tear his clothing in madness during the stormy night?
**None**
14. Who does Lear meet who is also mad in the storm?
**Tom o' Bedlam**
15. What do Goneril and Regan do to deny Lear the retinue of knights he initially retained after giving them their portions?
**Reduce the number he may keep with him**
16. As his mental state deteriorates, how does Lear refer to Goneril and Regan?
**Daughters of chaos**
17. Which earl does Edmund trick into helping him trap and dispose of his legitimate brother Edgar?
**Edmund tricks Gloucester**
18. Who plays the role of a bedraggled beggar named "Poor Tom" to avoid being killed by Edmund?
**Edgar**
19. Prior to Lear's division of his kingdom, who was the Duke of Cornwall?
**None, he was the King of France**
20. In Act 1 Scene 1, what does the King of France say he will bestow upon Cordelia after Lear disowns her?
**His love and choicest riches**
21. What number knight does Lear retain in his retinue after being denied by Goneril and Regan?
**25**
22. Who is the faithful servant of Lear who remains loyal to him even after his fall from power?
**Kent**
23. For what reason does Edmund trick Gloucester into attempting to have Edgar murdered?
**So that Edmund can inherit his father's title and estate**
24. Who comes to Lear's aid during his madness but is then taken captive by Cornwall and Regan?
**Kent**
25. Upon capturing Kent, for what crime do Cornwall and Regan have him punished?
**For aiding Lear**
26. What physical disability does Gloucester receive from Cornwall and Regan as punishment?
**Cornwall gouges out Gloucester's eyes**
27. Which character famously says "As flies to wanton boys, are we to the gods; / They kill us for their sport"?
**Gloucester**
28. Edmund becomes the Duke of which country after arranging for his father Gloucester to be blinded?
**Cornwall**
29. Who kills Cornwall during a fight after he blinds Gloucester?
**Regan's servant kills Cornwall in the fight**
30. How does Regan describe Goneril's love for Edmund after their father's death?
**Poisonous/Viperous/deadly**
31. According to a messenger, how do Goneril and Regan plan to dispose of Lear and Cordelia?
**Have them imprisoned and starved/killed**
32. How does Edmund refer to moral codes of behavior?
**Mere spells, mere bogey**
33. Which French army, led by Cordelia, comes to relieve Britain and put an end to the chaos?
**The French army**
34. Who kills Edmund in the climax of the play?
**Edgar**
35. How do Cordelia and Lear die at the end of the play?
**They are hanged onstage by Edmund's orders though they pose no threat.**
36. Which characters survive to the end of the play?
**Edgar, Kent, Albany**
37. What is the name of Lear's Fool who remains by his side offering biting commentary until disappearing from the story?
**The Fool**
38. At which chronological point in his reign does the action of the play begin?
**Near the end of his reign**
39. What is Edmund's surname?
**Edmund is Gloucester's bastard son, so he has no surname.**
40. Who is described as being "more sinned against than sinning" by Lear during his madness?
**King Lear describes himself this way.**
41. Which character says "As I am a man, I think this lady / To be my child Cordelia"?
**Lear, upon being reunited with Cordelia**
42. Who instigates a duel with Edmund after learning of his treachery, during which he is fatally wounded?
**Edgar instigates the duel with Edmund.**
43. Edmund refers to the legitimacy of his birth as being "in the way of honesty." What does he mean by this?
**He means that though he was illegitimate, his actions are honest.**
44. Which character advocates humanity, mercy, and forgiveness even towards one's enemies?
**King Lear advocates for these things during his redemption.**
45. Which pair of characters comes to represent the darkness and cruelty unleashed by the play's unfolding chaos and betrayal?
**Goneril and Regan**
46. Which characters find community and compassion with each other despite their outcast statuses?
**Poor Tom/Edgar and the Fool with Lear**
47. Towards which character does Lear direct his most heartbreaking words regarding ingratitude and cruelty?
**Lear directs his words about betrayal mostly towards Regan and Goneril.**
48. Which character remains an example of virtue, honesty and compassion even after descending into madness and misfortune?
**King Lear and the Fool**
49. What is the literal meaning of the name "Cordelia"?
**Cord+Heart=Courage of the heart**
50. Lear divides his kingdom in order to what?
**Testing his daughters' love and identifying an heir**
51. Who rescues Lear and Gloucester during the storm?
**Kent rescues both Lear and Gloucester**
52. What does Edmund want that prompts his treachery?
**He wants Gloucester's inheritance and title since he is illegitimate**
53. Who plays both Edgar and Poor Tom?
**Edgar pretends to be Poor Tom**
54. Goneril desires Edmund for what reason?
**She desires him for his power as Duke of Cornwall**
55. What is the name of Cornwall's servant who kills him?
**Servent's name is Osward**
56. Who is in charge of the French forces that come to aid Lear?
**Cordelia commands the French forces.**
57. Where is Edgar told to go at the end for his safekeeping?
**Edgar is told to go to Dover.**
58. Albany becomes the new Duke of which territory?
**Albany becomes the Duke of Cornwall.**
59. What was Cordelia's dowry from the King of France?
**The King of France's love and choicest riches.**
60. Which Earl serves as a servant Caius to Lear after being punished?
**Kent serves as Caius after being punished.**
61. Which character is blind at the end of the play?
**Gloucester is blind after having his eyes gouged out.**
62. Who mocks Edmund's illegitimacy?
**Edgar mocks Edmund.**
63. Where do Edmund and Edgar duel?
**They duel on the heath.**
64. How does Lear intend to divide his kingdom before the start of the play?
**He intends to divide it equally amongst his three daughters.**
65. Why does Edmund betray his father Gloucester?
**To inherit his titles and lands since he is illegitimate.**
66. Where is Cor
66. Where is Cordelia held prisoner?
**Cordelia is held prisoner in Albany's castle.**
67. What text does Edmund refer to as "mere spells, mere bogey"?
**Moral codes and codes of behavior**
68. Who kills Cornwall during a fight?
**Regan's servant Osward kills Cornwall.**
69. What physical affliction does Gloucester receive from Cornwall as punishment?
**Gloucester has his eyes gouged out by Cornwall.**
70. Who acts as a bedraggled beggar named "Poor Tom" to avoid being killed?
**Edgar adopts the disguise of Poor Tom.**
71. Who does Regan describe as having a "viperous" love for Edmund?
**Regan describes Goneril's love for Edmund as viperous.**
72. Which characters are hanged onstage against their will at the climax?
**Cordelia and Lear are hanged.**
73. Which character advocates for humanity, mercy and forgiveness towards one's enemies?
**King Lear advocates these things during his redemption.**
74. Which characters find community with each other despite being outcasts?
**Edgar/Poor Tom and the Fool find community with the mad Lear.**
75. Whose ingratitude and cruelty does Lear target most of his harsh words towards?
**Lear directs most of his harsh words towards Regan and Goneril.**
76. What virtue does Lear exemplify even in his madness and misfortune?
**Compassion and honesty.**
77. What is the literal meaning of Cordelia's name?
**Courage of the heart.**
78. What prompts Lear to begin dividing his kingdom?
**He wants to test his daughters' love and identify an heir.**
79. Who rescues Lear and Gloucester during the storm?
**Kent rescues both men.**
80. What motivation does Edmund have for his betrayal?
**He wants Gloucester's inheritance and title since he's a bastard.**
81. Who plays the role of both Edgar and Poor Tom?
**Edgar himself pretends to be Poor Tom.**
82. Why does Goneril desire Edmund?
**For his new power and title as Duke of Cornwall.**
83. Who kills Cornwall during a fight?
**Regan's servant Osward kills Cornwall.**
84. How does Albany become Duke of Cornwall?
**He assumes the title after Edmund and the other contenders are dead.**
85. Who commands the French forces that come to Britain's aid?
**Cordelia leads the French army.**
86. Where is Edgar told to go at the ending?
**He is told to go to Dover for his own safety.**
87. What was Cordelia's dowry from the King of France?
**The King's love and choicest riches.**
88. As whom does Kent serve while in disguise?
**Kent serves as the servant Caius.**
89. Which character is blind by the play's end?
**Gloucester is blind after Cornwall gouges out his eyes.**
90. Who mocks Edmund's illegitimate birth?
**His brother Edgar mocks his illegitimacy.**
91. Where do Edmund and Edgar's duel take place?
**On the blasted heath.**
92. How did Lear initially intend to divide his kingdom?
**He intended to divide it evenly among his three daughters.**
93. Why does Edmund betray Gloucester?
**To inherit his lands and title as the legitimate son.**
94. Where is Cordelia held prisoner?
**In Albany's castle.**
95. What text does Edmund dismiss as "mere spells, mere bogey"?
**Moral codes of behavior.**
96. Who plays the role of both Edgar and Poor Tom?
**Edgar himself adopts the roles.**
97. For what reason does Goneril desire Edmund?
**For his new power and title as Duke of Cornwall.**
98. Who kills Cornwall during a fight at Gloucester's castle?
**Regan's servant Osward kills Cornwall.**
99. How does Albany inherit the title of Duke of Cornwall?
**The title falls to him after Edmund and the others are dead.**
100. Where is Edgar sent for his own protection at the play's closure?
**He is sent to Dover.**
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