1. Do you think Kent was a good friend? Why? Why not?

- Yes, he was, because he was not afraid to make the King angry if his advice would help to
protect King Lear.
2. "Let me stay and give you good advice." What good advice do you think Kent would give
King Lear?
- Kent thought King Lear shouldn't give his daughters all his money or land.
3. How do you think Kent tried hard to defend Cordelia?
- He said that Cordelia didn't shout about her love for him, but that didn't mean she loved her
the least.
4. "I’ll say it again, King Lear. You've done a terrible thing." What terrible thing do you think
Kent was talking about?
- Kent thought it was foolish of the king to send Cordelia away and to give his money and land
to Goneril and Regan.
5. "You are richer for being poor and I love you more now that you are hated!" Why do you
think the King of France say these words?
- Because he knew how Cordelia truly loved her father.
- He realized how honest Cordelia was when she wanted to express her love towards her
father through actions not words.

1- b) 2- a) 3- d) 4- a)
5- c) 6- b) 7- d) 8- a)

1. Do you think that Goneril and Regan want to take care of Lear, or do they want something
else?
- I think they wanted to take his kingdom away and they would treat him badly afterwards.
2. “My son cannot be so cruel to a father who loves him so much." In your opinion, why did
Gloucester think that Edgar is cruel?
- Because he thought that Edgar wanted to kill him.
3. In your opinion, what made Regan think her father was becoming a little mad in his old age?
- As he made a poor decision when he sent Cordelia away and gave them his Kingdom
although they didn't really love him.
4. If you were in Goneril's or Regan's place, how would you treat King Lear?
- Now that he gave my much of his kingdom, I would take good care of him.

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- I would treat him badly because I don't really love him.
5. In what ways are Goneril and Regan like Edmund?
- Goneril, Regan, and Edmond are alike: they hated their fathers and pretended they liked
them. They treated their fathers with much ingratitude.
6. Edmond described both his father and his brother as " two fools ", do you think they both
were fools ?
- Because Edmond could easily deceive Gloucester and Edgar.
7. How do you think Edmond could persuade his father that Edgar was a traitor ‫? خائن‬
- Yes, because Edmond said that the handwriting in the letter was Edgar's.

1- d) 2- b) 3- c) 4- b) 5- a)

1. "They are noisy and rude." Why do you think Goneril always complained about King Lear's
Soldiers?
- She didn't want them in her house. She is afraid that King Lear would use them to get his
power back.
2. "… because now I have only one daughter left." Why do you think King Lear say these
words?
- Because he was angry that Goneril asked him not have so many soldiers in her house.
3. "Why was I so foolish?" What do you think made King Lear think he was foolish?
- He realized that Goneril deceived him when she said how much she loved him just to take her
share of his kingdom.
4. "... but I'm not guilty." What do you think Albany wanted to apologize for?
- He wanted to apologize for Goneril's being rude to her father.
5. When do you think King Lear might use his soldier to get his kingdom back?
- When he discovers that Goneril and Regan didn't really love him and it was foolish of him to
divide his kingdom between them.
6. "If Goneril has a child who is cruel to her, "... she will have a taste of her own medicine."
What does King Lear mean by this expression?
- He meant that Goneril's children would treat her badly. That's because she did the same to
her father before.

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1. “Well, I’m angry, too!” Do you think he was right to feel angry?
- Yes, because Cornwall and Regan ordered his servant (Kent) to be in the stocks.
2. Why do you think Edmund told Edgar to run away?
- According to Edmund, because someone had told their father where he was hiding and that
he would be killed. In fact, Edmund wanted Edgar to leave to take his place.
3. From your point of view, why did Edgar pretend to be a mad homeless person?
- To hide from his father.
4. In your opinion, on whom did Regan blame Edgar’s evil plan to kill his father?
- She blamed the terrible influence of Lear and his soldiers.
5. Why do you think Edmond wanted to make his father and his brother hate each other?
- To make Edgar leave. and to make his father give him what he wanted to give Edgar.

1- a) 2- c) 3- b) 4- c) 5- d)

1. Why do you think Lear said Goneril loved him twice as much as Regan?
- Because she would allow him to keep twice as many soldiers.
2. Why do you think Regan refused that King Lear and his soldiers would live with her?
- Because her home wasn't ready for King Lear and his soldiers.
- Because didn't love her father and wanted to get rid of him.
3. What do you think Lear came to realize when Goneril and Regan treated him badly?
- His two elder daughters felt no love or kindness to him.
4. Why didn’t Lear accept his daughters offer of shelter?
- Because he felt he couldn't do without his soldiers.
5. How do you think Goneril and Regan showed great cruelty towards their father?
- They refused to host him and his soldiers and left him fighting with the wind and the rain
where there was nowhere to shelter for many kilometres.

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1. Why do you think King Lear calls Poor Tom a philosopher?
- Possibly because he sees Poor Tom as someone who is trying to make sense of the world
just like King Lear is.
2. What do you think Lear felt for the first time when he was homeless?
- He felt sorry for people who had no houses and only old, thin clothes to wear.
3. In your opinion, what did Lear believe the reason for Tom’s madness was?
- He believed that Tom became mad because he had given everything to his daughters.
4. How do you think King Lear felt about poor Tom?
- King Lear thought Poor Tom had been badly treated by his daughters to be in such a
desperate situation.
5. What would rich people learn if they were poor for some time?
- They should know how much poor homeless people suffer because they are always outside
when there's a cruel storm.

1- a) 2- d) 3- c) 4- c) 5- b)

‫مع اسباير‬
‫استمتع بأقوي مراجعت‬
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‫ أسعار في المتناول‬- ‫ طباعت فاخرة‬- ‫محتوي متقن‬
‫ جنيه‬44 ‫ جنيه و بعد الخصم‬55 ‫سعر الغالف‬

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