King Lear: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz: Quick Quiz

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Which of the following questions does the play raise?

Can anyone truly love?
Does history repeat itself?
Is war preventable?
Is the world just?

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What does Lear realize in the storm on the heath?

That family can always be relied upon
That individuality is more important than conformity
That love is more valuable than material possessions and glory
That humanity is insignificant compared to nature

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Which of the play's relationships demonstrates self-sacrificing love?

Cordelia's with Lear
Albany's with Goneril
Lear's with the Fool
Edmund's with Edgar

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What does the play suggest about betrayers?

They are rarely if ever successful.
They ultimately betray each other.
They can succeed and go unpunished.
They often appear to be virtuous.

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Which two characters parallel each other the most?

Edmund and Edgar
Cordelia and Goneril
Lear and Gloucester
Kent and the Fool

King Lear

William Shakespeare

Themes, Motifs, and Symbols Quiz

1 of 5
Which of the following questions does the play raise?

2 of 5
What does Lear realize in the storm on the heath?

3 of 5
Which of the play's relationships demonstrates self-sacrificing love?

4 of 5
What does the play suggest about betrayers?

5 of 5
Which two characters parallel each other the most?

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1 of 5 Which of the following questions does the play raise?

2 of 5 What does Lear realize in the storm on the heath?

3 of 5 Which of the play's relationships demonstrates self-sacrificing love?

4 of 5 What does the play suggest about betrayers?

5 of 5 Which two characters parallel each other the most?

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Character List CHARACTERS

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Plot Analysis MAIN IDEAS

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1 of 5
Which of the following questions does the play raise?

2 of 5
What does Lear realize in the storm on the heath?

3 of 5
Which of the play's relationships demonstrates self-sacrificing love?

4 of 5
What does the play suggest about betrayers?

5 of 5
Which two characters parallel each other the most?