Lear - Themes and Comparisons Quiz

What is one way Edward Bond's Lear is considered a modern drama?

Question Answer Choices It reflects the lack of redemption and intense pain absorbed by individuals. It focuses on the comedic elements of the characters' interactions. It portrays a hopeful resolution and unity among the characters. It emphasizes the romantic relationships between the characters.

What is a good strategy for comparing the characters in Bond's Lear and Shakespeare's King Lear?

Question Answer Choices Make a list of things that are similar and dissimilar about the two characters. Compare their physical descriptions and family members exclusively. Focus only on the characters' political stances and motives. Analyze the characters based on their friendships and personal preferences.

How does Edward Bond's portrayal of Lear differ from Shakespeare's?

Question Answer Choices Bond's Lear is portrayed as a hero who successfully reforms society. Bond's Lear is more passive and accepts his fate without resistance. Bond's Lear is more politically active and attempts to dismantle the corrupt system. Bond's Lear is depicted as a wise and benevolent ruler from the start.

What is one of Bond's goals in creating his version of Lear?

Question Answer Choices To make Lear a symbol of Eastern philosophy. To drag Lear into a contemporary situation but leave his essential character unchanged. To show Lear as a purely evil character. To portray Lear as a completely different character.

Why is Warrington tortured in Lear?

Question Answer Choices Because he is plotting against Bodice and Fontanelle. Because he refuses to follow orders. Because he is loyal to Lear. Because he betrayed Lear.

What are some focal points to consider when comparing Bond's Lear and Shakespeare's King Lear?

Question Answer Choices Wealth and poverty. Sanity and insanity. Love and hatred. Courage and cowardice.

How does the theme of 'trials' differ between Bond's Lear and Shakespeare's King Lear?

Question Answer Choices Shakespeare's Lear features multiple legal trials, while Bond's Lear has none. Shakespeare's Lear finds self-inflicted arbitration and moral redemption, while Bond's Lear features a formal trial that lacks justice and ethical restoration. Bond's Lear finds self-inflicted arbitration and moral redemption, while Shakespeare's Lear features a formal trial that lacks justice and ethical restoration. Both Shakespeare's and Bond's Lear feature formal trials, but only Bond's Lear achieves moral redemption.

What does Bond highlight about modern life in the Preface to Lear?

Question Answer Choices The importance of traditional family roles in society. The disconnect between what we are designed for and what we actually do. The harmony between human nature and modern technology. The benefits of modern political systems.

What does Lear gain in Shakespeare's King Lear that is absent in Bond's Lear?

Question Answer Choices A sense of brutal justice. A formal trial and legal framework. A modern setting and divergence. Moral redemption and ethical restoration.

What does Fontanelle's reaction to Warrington's torture reveal about her character?

Question Answer Choices She is remorseful. She is very cruel. She is indifferent to suffering. She is very kind-hearted.