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1. Why does Edmund ask Edgar to raise his sword against him?
2. Why is Edmund’s arm bleeding in this scene?
3.What does Gloucester propose to do after Edgar’s escape?
4. Who does Gloucester ask to help him find Edgar and bring him to justice?
5. Who does Regan blame for Edgar’s alleged problem with his father?
6. What will the King find when he and his followers reach Regan’s house?
7. Why have Cornwall and Regan come to Gloucester’s castle? What do they wish to discuss with him?
8. Why does Cornwall...
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King Lear: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 1: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 2: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 3: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 4: Summary and Analysis
- Act I, Scene 5: Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scene 1: Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scenes 2 and 3: Summary and Analysis
- Act II, Scene 4: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scene 1: Summary and Analysis
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- Act III, Scene 3: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scene 4: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scene 5: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scene 6: Summary and Analysis
- Act III, Scene 7: Summary and Analysis
- Act IV, Scene 1: Summary and Analysis
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- Act IV, Scene 3: Summary and Analysis
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- Act IV, Scene 5: Summary and Analysis
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- Act IV, Scene 7: Summary and Analysis
- Act V, Scenes 1 and 2: Summary and Analysis
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King Lear: Quizzes
- Act I, Scene 1: Questions and Answers
- Act I, Scene 2: Questions and Answers
- Act I, Scene 3: Questions and Answers
- Act I, Scene 4: Questions and Answers
- Act I, Scene 5: Questions and Answers
- Act II, Scene 1: Questions and Answers
- Act II, Scenes 2 and 3: Questions and Answers
- Act II, Scene 4: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 1: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 2: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 3: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 4: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 5: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 6: Questions and Answers
- Act III, Scene 7: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scene 1: Questions and Answers
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- Act IV, Scene 3: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scene 4: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scene 5: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scene 6: Questions and Answers
- Act IV, Scene 7: Questions and Answers
- Act V, Scenes 1 and 2: Questions and Answers
- Act V, Scene 3: Questions and Answers
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King Lear: Essays
- Is Lear a Tragic Hero?
- The Power of Language and the Language of Power in King Lear
- King Lear and Comedy
- A Brief Critical History of King Lear
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- The Tragic Ending of King Lear
- Good and Evil Children in King Lear and Henry IV
- Textual and Contextual Analysis of the Opening Scene in Shakespeare's King Lear
- Contrast in Character in The Tragedy of King Lear
- Kingship and the Themes of Shakespeare's Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth
- Madness in King Lear
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