Monday, March 9 King Lear

Today Quiz – 3 choices Quiz – 3 choices Study guide Study guide Storm: Storm: What happens during the storm? What happens during the storm? Lear speech Lear speech Kent speech: Kent speech: What is confusing? What is confusing? How does it feel like a “real” storm? How does it feel like a “real” storm? How does it feel as if we are inside King Lear’s head? How does it feel as if we are inside King Lear’s head? Edgar, Edmund, and Gloucester – their plot and the issue of free will Edgar, Edmund, and Gloucester – their plot and the issue of free will Return to the debate between Edmund & Gloucester about responsibility for one’s actions Return to the debate between Edmund & Gloucester about responsibility for one’s actions Paganism and Christianity in the play Paganism and Christianity in the play Cordelia Cordelia “As flies to wanton boys” scene “As flies to wanton boys” scene Kent – “It is the stars” Kent – “It is the stars” Gloucester and his eyes Gloucester and his eyes How he begins actually to “see” How he begins actually to “see” “I see it feelingly” “I see it feelingly” Seeing as a major theme of the play Seeing as a major theme of the play It may go with the theme of reading letters It may go with the theme of reading letters Break Break

Study Guide, 1 Edgar and Edmund are foils for each other: Edgar and Edmund are foils for each other: 1 similarity _______________________________________________________ __ 1 similarity _______________________________________________________ __ 2 differences _______________________________________________________ _ 2 differences _______________________________________________________ _ _______________________________________________________ ___________ _______________________________________________________ ___________ Gloucester and Lear are foils for each other: Gloucester and Lear are foils for each other: 2 similarities_______________________________________________ _____________ 2 similarities_______________________________________________ _____________ _______________________________________________________ _________________ _______________________________________________________ _________________ 2 differences _______________________________________________________ 2 differences _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ ____________ _______________________________________________________ ____________

Study Guide, 2 Describe TWO PARALLEL SCENES in which (a) Lear is destroyed / falls and (b) Gloucester is destroyed. How are they parallel? How different? Describe TWO PARALLEL SCENES in which (a) Lear is destroyed / falls and (b) Gloucester is destroyed. How are they parallel? How different? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Name 2 objective correlatives associated with King Lear and what each one shows: Name 2 objective correlatives associated with King Lear and what each one shows: 1._____________________________________________________________ 1._____________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________________ Name 2 objective correlatives [they are the same] associated with Gloucester and what they IRONICALLY show about him Name 2 objective correlatives [they are the same] associated with Gloucester and what they IRONICALLY show about him __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________ How does Edgar both assist and foil his father’s wish to commit suicide? Does Gloucester “die” in any way? How does Edgar both assist and foil his father’s wish to commit suicide? Does Gloucester “die” in any way? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ King Lear gives his daughters, _____________ and _____________ each half of his kingdom. He gives his daughter, ______________ nothing but she herself is her dowry to the King of ____________________. King Lear gives his daughters, _____________ and _____________ each half of his kingdom. He gives his daughter, ______________ nothing but she herself is her dowry to the King of ____________________.

Today, continued Film clip of Lear covered in flowers, with a new crown Film clip of Lear covered in flowers, with a new crown Lear and the storm scene – Lear and the storm scene – what Lear learns: his prayer what Lear learns: his prayer Unaccommodated man speech Unaccommodated man speech Wheel of fortune – “I am bound upon a wheel of fire Wheel of fortune – “I am bound upon a wheel of fire Lear and the trial of his daughters Lear and the trial of his daughters The Fool and Edgar on the Great Chain The Fool and Edgar on the Great Chain Lear turns around, anagnorisis (recognition) Lear turns around, anagnorisis (recognition) Meta-theatre – “this great stage of fools” Meta-theatre – “this great stage of fools” Kurosawa’s version of King Lear = Ran, Kurosawa’s version of King Lear = Ran, One or two clips if we have time One or two clips if we have time

For Wednesday Performances of Twelfth Night or King Lear? Performances of Twelfth Night or King Lear?

Ran

Ran, continued