King Lear Act One, scene two

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Act One, Scene Two. Edmund to nature. Demonstrates Edmund's true belief system? Capitalisation personifies nature, it becomes a force.
"Thou, Nature, art my godess; to thy law my services are bound"
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Act One, Scene Two. Edmund, soliliquy. Use of alliteration, rhetorical questioning and verse convey his persuasive style.
"With 'base'? with 'baseness'? 'bastardy'? 'base, base?"
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Act One, Scene Two. Gloucester, reaction to Edmund's letter. Use of hyperbole and repetition reperesents anger. Line shows how quick he is to judge- hamartia
"O villain, villain!...Abhorred villiain!...Abominable villain!"
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Act One, Scene Two. Edmund, soliliquy. He dismisses the idea of fate quickly, contradicting his first line- shows he is fickle. Criticising Gloucester. Reference to Christian perceptions of the devil.
"An adirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star"
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Act One, Scene Two. Edgar followed by Edmund. Sense of brotherly hierachy is instilled- Edgar is unanswered.
Edgar: "How long have you been a sectary astronomical?"... Edmund: "When saw you my father last?"
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Act One, Scene Two. Edmund, soliliquy. Expresses his motive, emphasised by short sentance. Links to Machiavelli and theme of material wealth/ obsession
"Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land".
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"With 'base'? with 'baseness'? 'bastardy'? 'base, base?"

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Act One, Scene Two. Edmund, soliliquy. Use of alliteration, rhetorical questioning and verse convey his persuasive style.

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"O villain, villain!...Abhorred villiain!...Abominable villain!"

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"An adirable evasion of whoremaster man, to lay his goatish disposition to the charge of a star"

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Edgar: "How long have you been a sectary astronomical?"... Edmund: "When saw you my father last?"

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