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King Lear Act 1 scene 2 1. What does Edmund say about nature in his...

King Lear

Act 1 scene 2


1. What does Edmund say about nature in his soliloquy at the beginning of the scene? Do you agree or disagree? Why? 


2. What does Gloucester say about nature in 1.2.98-111? How much irony (any type) can you find in this speech? 


3. What does Edmund say about human nature (1.2.125-140)? Do you agree or disagree? Why? 


4. What's curious about what Edmund says in 1.2.147-148? What's further curious about Edgar's response in 1.2.149? 


5. How would you describe Edgar's behaviour in this scene, and what does it tell us about his character? 6. How are the events of this scene parallel to those of the first scene? 


Link : https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/lear/page_28/


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