King Lear Important Quotes and Summaries - 1723 Words

KING LEAR ACT I Act I, sc. i: quote: â€Å"Fairest Cordelia, that art most rich, being poor; Most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised!† speaker: King of France to Cordelia analysis: King Lear has disowned his youngest daughter because she did not express in words how much she loved him. When Burgundy and the King of France come to claim her as their love, Lear tells the she is worthless, and ask if they still would want her, Burgundy doesnt but the King of France does. Act I, sc. ii: quote: â€Å"Thou, nature, art my goddess; to thy law My services are bound. Wherefore should I Stand in the plague of custom, and permit The curiosity of nations to deprive me, For that I am some twelve or fourteen moonshines Lag†¦show more content†¦What will hap more to-night, safe scape the king! Lurk, lurk.† speaker: Edgar analysis: After pretending to be crazy and seeing that Lear was not faking it, he sees how worse off other are than he is. Act III, sc. vii: quote: â€Å"Out, treacherous villain! Thou callst on him that hates thee: it was he That made the overture of thy treasons to us; Who is too good to pity thee.† speaker: Regan to Gloucester analysis: As Gloucester is calling to his son Edmund for help, Regan reveals that it was Edmund who betrayed him. ACT IV Act IV, sc. i: quote: â€Å"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport.† speaker: Gloucester analysis: Gloucester is seeing for the first time that though a nobleman he was treated like a fly to a wanton boy. Beaten and blinded, the gods were not there to help him. Wishes to only be able to feel his true son Edgar. Act IV, sc. ii: quote: â€Å"See thyself, devil! Proper deformity seems not in the fiend So horrid as in woman.† speaker: Albany to Goneril analysis: Albany is seeing how horrid the two daughters are acting, wanting to kill Lear, attack the French and by blinding Gloucester. He is appalled by how evil they are. Act IV, sc. vi: quote: â€Å"A sight most pitiful in the meanest wretch, Past speaking of in a king! Thou hast one daughter, Who redeems nature from the general curse Which twain haveShow MoreRelatedOthello: A Covert Discussion on Racism Essay1625 Words   |  7 PagesEngland, Shakespeare already had another mind set, and was trying in this creative way that the mind set of the people was not correct even for that time. How and why did Shakespeare purposely portray Othello the Moor as a tragic hero, like Hamlet or King Lear, or did this character redevelop over time, as society’s view on racism changed. This issue of race is not signaler to Othello alone but through out the play with all the other characters, such as the main antagonist Iago, and the prejudice BarbantioRead MoreDifferent Sides Of Education : An Important Part Of One s Life1606 Words   |  7 PagesDifferent Sides of Education Education is vital, in fact the most important part of one’s life. 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