AO3 - King Lear

Question 1

PA Cantor on King Lear

Answer 1

“Lear’s gains in wisdom come at the expense of his initial grandeur and hence his ability to rule”

Question 2

Bradley and Muir on King Lear

Answer 2

“With the promise of Edgar’s rule, there is hope for the future”

Question 3

LC Knights on King Lear

Answer 3

“Lear’s final discovery is of his need for Cordelia’s love”

Question 4

Leonard Tennenhouse on King Lear

Answer 4

“King Lear shows us the dangers of not following the old ways of the patriarchal order”

Question 5

Kathleen McLuskie on King Lear

Answer 5

“It is an anti-feminine play.”

“Audience accepts the identification of human nature and male power.”

Question 6

George Orwell on King Lear

Answer 6

“The Fool represents wordly common sense”

“It is too drawn-out and has too many characters and sub-plots”

Question 7

John Dollimore on King Lear

Answer 7

“King Lear is about power, property and inheritance”