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39 Cards in this Set
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James I of England (James VI of Scot.) |
- Came to power in 1603 after succeeding Elizabeth I. - Protestant man, son of Catholic, Mary Q.O.S. - Elizabeth (also Protestant) was a Tudor, James a Stuart, great shift in social attitudes. - James I believed in his 'divine right' - Jacobeans were extremely religious and 'God Fearing' - Severity of punishments increased - hangings and public whippings for miscreants. - James I planned to unite COE and COS, but he embodied the conflict between Protestant and Catholic England, and was resented by the Catholic population, despite it being a minority at this time due to the increase in Puritans. - he was plotted against by Catholic community in what is known as the 'Gunpowder Plot'
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Relationship between James I and the character, K. Lear.
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- 'Lears division of the kingdom...both inverts and resonates with Jame's projected reunification of Britain' - C. Perry -"J. W Draper argues that the play compliments James by illustration 'the evils of disunion'" - C. Perry |
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A1S1: Gloucester 'Now, in the division of the kingdom it appears not which of the Dukes he values most' |
Stress on the 'division', mirrors the struggles with unity at the time - James I |
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A1S1 LEAR we shall express out darker purpose...we have divided in three out kingdom and tis our fast intent to shake all cares and business from our rage. |
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A1S1 LEAR Unburthened crawl toward death...future strife may be prevented now. |
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A1S1 LEAR Which of you doth say love us most? |
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A1S1 GONERIL Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter |
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A1S1 CORDELIA [Aside] Love, and be silent. |
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A1S1 Regan I am made of that same self metal as my sister, and prize me at her worth...only she comes too short. And find I am alone felicitate in your dear highness' love |
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A1S1 Lear: Nothing? Cordelia: Nothing. Lear: Nothing will come of nothing: speak again. |
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A1S1 CORDELIA You have begot me bred me loved me: I return those duties back as are right fit, obey you, love you, and most honour you. |
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A1S1 LEAR Come not between the Dragon and his wrath, I loved her most...on her kind nursery. |
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A1S1 LEAR: Avoid my sight! A1S1 KENT: See better, Lear; and let me still remain the true blank of thine eye A1S1 CORDELIA: with washed eyes cordial leaves you. A1S2 GLOUCESTER: If it be nothing, I shall not need spectacles. |
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A1S1 LEAR I do invest you jointly with my power, pre-eminence, and all the large effects that troop with majesty. |
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A1S1 LEAR Only we shall retain the name and all th' addition to a king. |
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A1S1 KENT Royal Lear, whom i have ever honoured as my king, loved as my master followed, as a great patron thought on in my prayers. My life I never held but as a pawn, to wage against thine enemies...thy safety being motive |
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A1S1 KENT Thinks't thou that duty shall have dread to speak when power to flatter bows? |
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A1S1 KENT hideous rashness Kill thy physician, and the fee bestow upon the foul disease. |
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A1S1 LEAR Five days we do allot thee for provision to shield thee from disasters of the world; and on thy sixth day turn thy hated back upon our kingdom. |
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A1S1 LEAR Her price is fallen. There she stands...within that little seeming substance...I tell you all her wealth |
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A1S1 Lear On a wretch whom Nature is ashamed almost t'acknowledge hers. |
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A1S1 CORDELIA But even for want of that for which I am richer, a still-soliciting eye and such a tongue that I am glad I have not. |
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A1S1 France She herself is a dowry...that art most rich being poor; most choice, forsaken; and most loved, despised! |
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A1S1 REGAN 'Tis the infirmity of his age; yet he hath ever but slenderly known himself |
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A1S1 Goneril Pray you, let us hit together |
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A1S2 Edmund Lag of a brother? Why bastard? Wherefore base?... well then legitimate Edgar, I must have your land...I grow I prosper; now gods, stand up for the bastards! |
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A1S2 GLOU Unnatural, detested, brutish, villain!...I dare pawn down my life for him...he cannot be such a monster. |
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A1S2 Gloucester We have seen the best of our time: machinations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders follow us disquietly to our graves. |
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A1S2 Edmund Often the surfeits of our own behaviour, we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon and stars |
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A1S2 Edmund A credulous father, and a brother noble, Whose nature is so far from doing harms that he suspects none. |
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A1S3 Goneril If you come slack of former services, you shall do well...I'd have it come to question. |
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A1S4 LEAR I have perceived a most faint neglect. L: Who am, I sir? O: My Lady's father L: 'My Lady's father!' my Lord's knave: you whoreson! you slave! you cur! ... [striking him] |
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A1S4 FOOL Truths a dog must to kennel; he must be whipped out when the Lady's brach may stand by th'fire and stink |
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A1S4 FOOL All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with. |
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A1S4 Goneril mes so disordered so demolished, and bold, that this court, infected with their manners shows like a riotous inn |
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A1S4 LEAR Ingratitude, thou marble hearted fiend...detested kite |
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A1S4 LEAR Into her womb convey sterility! Dry up in her the organs of increase and from her derogate body never spring a babe to honour her! |
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A1S4 LEAR Old fond eyes, be weep this cause again, i'll pluck ye out |
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A1S5 LEAR O! Let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven |
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