King Lear Study Guide

King Lear Quiz 2

1. Who is responsible for Regan's death and from what means?

• Edmund, hanging
• Cornwall, knife
• Goneril, poison
• Albany, sword

2. How does Edgar justify Edmund's bad situation in life after fatally wounding him?

• Gloucester's adultery resulted in a bastard son whose luck was naturally bad
• the gods are unpredictable
• bad things happen to bad people
• Edmund had caused Edgar to be hunted by his own father, so this was payback

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