King Lear Act 3 Scene 6 Quiz

What does Edgar call the experience of watching Lear’s madness?

What does the mock trial symbolize?

What emotion dominates Lear in this scene?

What does Lear imagine during the trial?

What literary device is most prominent in the mock trial?

How does Edgar contribute to the mock trial?

What natural sound continues throughout the scene?

What happens to Lear at the end of this scene?

Where does Kent plan to take Lear after this scene?

What does the Fool serve as during Lear’s mock trial?

What does Lear call Goneril during the imaginary trial?

Who does Lear put on trial in his imagination?

How does Kent describe Lear’s condition?

What theme does this scene deepen?

Where does Act 3 Scene 6 take place?

What tone dominates the dialogue among Kent, Edgar, and the Fool?

Who are present with Lear in this scene?

What moral lesson does the scene suggest?

What emotion does the audience feel most strongly at the end of the scene?

Under what disguise does Edgar appear in this scene?

What does Edgar observe about Lear’s mind?

What does Lear’s trial parody?

How does Shakespeare use contrast in this scene?

What does Kent say about Lear’s sleep at the end?

What does the Fool’s behavior in this scene suggest?

What theme is reflected in Edgar’s disguise and Lear’s delusion together?

What is Gloucester doing at the same time elsewhere?

How does this scene function dramatically?

What does Kent attempt to do during the trial?

What is Lear doing during most of this scene?