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King Lear: Act 3, Scene 5&6
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Before Scene 5...
In Scene 5...
In Scene 6...
If Edmund’s was not the illegitimate son, do you think he would still be the way he is (character traits)?
It is said that after this scene, the fool is never seen again. Do you believe this is because he has simply served his purpose as a fool in a Shakespeare play or to help symbolize King Lear’s descent into madness?
King Lear: Act 3, Scene 5&6
Dramatic Acting
Roles:
Lear-Leeah
Fool/Gloucester-Adia
Edgar-Eleshia
Kent-Hannah
King Lear Act 3 Scene 6
Significance and Dramatic Purpose
Themes
Family Ties(Severed)
Appearance vs Reality
Character Development
Edmund
- Persistent
King Lear
- Descending in state of madness
Edgar
- Sympathetic
- In a similar situation with Lear
Greed
Scene 6 shows King Lear performing a mock trial for Regan and Goneril without the daughters physically there. Would you consider this as a symptom of mental illness or a way for Lear to express how he feels? Why or why not?
Important Quotations
What is revealed about certain characters in this scene?
“How malicious is my fortune, that I must repent to be just! (Giving CORNWALL a letter) This is the letter which he spoke of, which approves him an intelligent party to the advantages of France. O heavens, that this treason were not, or not I the detector!” (III.v. 8-12)
- Foreshadows future events
- Adds to the theme of Greed
Foreshadows future events
Adds to the theme of Greed
Cornwall: III.v.1
III.vi. 86-94
“Good friend, I prithee, take him in thy arms. I have o'erheard a plot of death upon him. There is a litter ready. Lay him in ’t and drive towards Dover, friend, where thou shalt meet both welcome and protection. Take up thy master. If thou shouldst dally half an hour, his life, with thine and all that offer to defend him, stand in assurèd loss.” (III.vi.86-94)
Edmund: III.v.2-3
Foreshadows future events
Added to Gloucester's character
Added to the plot of the play
Edgar: III.iv.50-52
Seeing as Cornwall is enraged and seeking revenge on Gloucester, what do you think will happen between Cornwall, Gloucester, and Edmund following this scene?
Fool/Lear
Q & A
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Introduction
By: Adia, Eleshia, Leeah and Hannah