King lear quote analysis
- Created by: Liv.26
- Created on: 10-03-22 11:29
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- “Ha! Goneril, with a white beard! They flattered/me like a dog;”- Lear
- Just seen Gloucester- women take the power from men
- Figuratively “wearing “ the beard
- Old/age/ maturity
- “White beard”
- Has Lear gone? Is he making a joke?
- Lear takes on the Fool’s role
- Irony- he wanted flattery at the start
- He caused his own downfall
- “Like a dog”
- Simile-> figurative language
- Dog- loyal , irony he punishes Kent’s loyalty
- Lear is left with jokes and curses, not real power
- That belongs to women now
- Informal speech “Ha”
- Women are flatted as he wanted to be, but only when he was clothed in robes
- Lear wears “rags” and his children are “bllind” to his suffering
- Just seen Gloucester- women take the power from men
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