In each case, support your point with suitable reference to and quotation from the play.
1. How do you think Edmund would feel after being present at the conversation between Gloucester and Kent?
2. Do you think Lear’s plan to divide the kingdom is sensible and fair? Why or why not?
3. What is there in Goneril and Regan’s professions of love that makes them seem insincere?
4. Do you think Cordelia was right to ‘Love, and be silent’? 5. What is your opinion of Kent, based on this scene? 6. What do we learn about love from the King of France’s speeches?
? Writing task
Imagine you are a journalist who attended the court to report on Lear’s division of the kingdom. Write the article that you would submit to your editor after the events of Act 1 Scene 1. In your article, you should give your opinions on all that you have witnessed and reflect on what it might mean for the kingdom. You may choose to write for a tabloid or broadsheet newspaper. Your chosen headline, writing style, etc. should reflect your choice of newspaper.
