Monday, March 9Monday, March 9King LearKing Lear

TodayToday Quiz – 3 choicesQuiz – 3 choices Study guideStudy guide Storm: Storm:

What happens during the storm? What happens during the storm? Lear speech 3.2.1+Lear speech 3.2.1+ Kent speech: 3.2.44+Kent speech: 3.2.44+

What is confusing? What is confusing? How does it feel like a “real” storm? How does it feel like a “real” storm? How does it feel as if we are inside King Lear’s head?How does it feel as if we are inside King Lear’s head?

Edgar, Edmund, and Gloucester – their plot and the issue of free willEdgar, Edmund, and Gloucester – their plot and the issue of free will Return to the debate between Edmund & Gloucester about responsibility for one’s actionsReturn to the debate between Edmund & Gloucester about responsibility for one’s actions Paganism and Christianity in the play Paganism and Christianity in the play

Cordelia 4.4.26+Cordelia 4.4.26+ ““As flies to wanton boys” scene 4.1.40+As flies to wanton boys” scene 4.1.40+ Kent – “It is the stars” 4.3.38+Kent – “It is the stars” 4.3.38+

Gloucester and his eyesGloucester and his eyes How he begins actually to “see” 4.1.18+How he begins actually to “see” 4.1.18+

““I see it feelingly” 4.6.164I see it feelingly” 4.6.164 Seeing as a major theme of the playSeeing as a major theme of the play It may go with the theme of reading lettersIt may go with the theme of reading letters

BreakBreak

Study Guide, 1Study Guide, 1

Edgar and Edmund are foils for each other:Edgar and Edmund are foils for each other: 1 similarity 1 similarity

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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Gloucester and Lear are foils for each other:Gloucester and Lear are foils for each other: 2 2

similarities_______________________________________________________similarities_________________________________________________________________

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Study Guide, 2Study Guide, 2 Describe TWO PARALLEL SCENES in which (a) Lear is destroyed / falls and (b) Describe TWO PARALLEL SCENES in which (a) Lear is destroyed / falls and (b)

Gloucester is destroyed. How are they parallel? How different?Gloucester is destroyed. How are they parallel? How different? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Name 2 objective correlatives associated with King Lear and what each one Name 2 objective correlatives associated with King Lear and what each one shows:shows:

1._____________________________________________________________1._____________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________2. _______________________________________________________________ Name 2 objective correlatives [they are the same] associated with Gloucester Name 2 objective correlatives [they are the same] associated with Gloucester

and what they IRONICALLY show about himand what they IRONICALLY show about him ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________ How does Edgar both assist and foil his father’s wish to commit suicide? Does How does Edgar both assist and foil his father’s wish to commit suicide? Does

Gloucester “die” in any way? Gloucester “die” in any way? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ King Lear gives his daughters, _____________ and _____________ each half of his King Lear gives his daughters, _____________ and _____________ each half of his

kingdom. He gives his daughter, ______________ nothing but she herself is her kingdom. He gives his daughter, ______________ nothing but she herself is her dowry to the King of ____________________.dowry to the King of ____________________.

Today, continuedToday, continued

Film clip of Lear covered in flowers, with a Film clip of Lear covered in flowers, with a new crownnew crown Lear and the storm scene –Lear and the storm scene –

what Lear learns: his prayer 3.4.31+what Lear learns: his prayer 3.4.31+ Unaccommodated man speech 3.4.107+Unaccommodated man speech 3.4.107+ Wheel of fortune – “I am bound upon a wheel of fire Wheel of fortune – “I am bound upon a wheel of fire

4.7.52+4.7.52+ Lear and the trial of his daughtersLear and the trial of his daughters The Fool and Edgar on the Great ChainThe Fool and Edgar on the Great Chain Lear turns around, anagnorisis (recognition)Lear turns around, anagnorisis (recognition)

Meta-theatre – “this great stage of fools” 4.6.200Meta-theatre – “this great stage of fools” 4.6.200 Kurosawa’s version of Kurosawa’s version of King LearKing Lear = = RanRan,,

One or two clips if we have timeOne or two clips if we have time

For WednesdayFor Wednesday

Performances ofPerformances of Twelfth Night Twelfth Night or or King King Lear?Lear?

RanRan

Ran, continuedRan, continued

Ran, continuedRan, continued