Act 4 Scene 3 Quotes and Questions Quotes: It seemed she was a queen Over her passion (Gentleman, lines 13–14) There she shook
The holy water from her heavenly eyes; And clamour-moistened, then away she started To deal with grief alone.
(Gentleman, lines 29–32)
Questions:
In each case, support your point with suitable reference to and quotation from the play.
1. What does the Gentleman’s description of Cordelia tell us about her at this stage in the play? Do you think she is the same spirited young woman we saw in the first scene or has she taken on a different role? Look at the imagery used to describe her reactions to the letters when formulating your answer.
2. Why do you think Shakespeare has the King of France return home so suddenly?
? Writing task
Imagine you write a series of blog posts about the Leaving Certificate course and exam. Write a blog post in which you argue that: (a) this is an important scene that deserves to be included in the version of King Lear that you are studying; or (b) this scene should be left out of the version of King Lear that you are studying.
