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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bodice and Fontanelle plan to meet at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Which character says, "I feel confidence in my bones. That's never failed me. If only I were a young man" in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Who maniacally encourages the torture of Warrington?

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 4 take place?

5. What does Bodice say as she leaves Lear's prison cell?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lear offer to the strangers who arrive at the house? What is Thomas's reaction?

2. What does Warrington reveal about Bodice and Fontanelle in Act 1, Scene 2? What is his course of action?

3. How does Lear prove he has undergone a change of character in the last act?

4. How does Lear react to seeing Fontanelle's autopsy? How does this change his point of view?

5. What is the irony of Lear's death on the Wall at the final scene?

6. What does the Councillor tell Lear and the others is the fate of the Small Man? How does Lear react?

7. How does Fontanelle react to being taken prisoner? What does she say?

8. What is the argument between Lear and the Gravedigger's Wife? How do these characters feel about each other?

9. Who is the Gravedigger's Boy? What does the exposition reveal about his background? What is his purpose in the play?

10. Why is the Ghost unhappy and crying in Act 3, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Bond uses Imagery in Lear to further illustrate his theme and characters. What are some examples from the play? Define the term "imagery" in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the primary motif in Lear? What is the definition of the term "motif"? How does Bond employ this motif as a means to further illustrate his theme?

Essay Topic 3

Lear makes a reference in Act 3 to Christ on the cross, which contains a certain irony in that Lear eventually finds himself in a similar place to that in which Christ found himself - executed by those in authority as an example to others who would think and believe and act independently. What are other Biblical references in Lear? How can Lear (and others) be compared to Biblical figures?

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