Why does a wife’s desire for a new lover lead to the total breakdown of her marriage and her morality? This King Lear Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz investigates the conflict between Goneril and Albany. Before you answer, think of the monstrous changes in human nature.
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King Lear Act 4 Scene 2 Quiz Questions
- Where does Act 4 Scene 2 take place?
- Who appears first in this scene?
- Why is Goneril angry with her husband Albany?
- What relationship begins to deepen in this scene?
- What does Goneril instruct Oswald to do?
- How does Goneril describe her husband Albany?
- Who does Goneril call “moral fool”?
- What news does Oswald bring to Goneril?
- How does Goneril react to the news of Cornwall’s death?
- Why does Goneril view Regan as a rival?
- What does Goneril plan to do after hearing the news?
- How does Albany respond to Goneril’s actions?
- What does Albany call Goneril?
- What theme does Albany’s speech highlight?
- Who enters after Albany’s confrontation with Goneril?
- What news does the messenger deliver to Albany?
- Who killed Cornwall?
- How does Albany react to Cornwall’s death?
- What does Albany call the servant who killed Cornwall?
- What is Goneril’s main concern after hearing this news?
- What theme does this scene emphasize most strongly?
- What emotion defines Albany’s dialogue?
- What does Goneril’s attitude toward Albany reveal?
- What does Goneril’s interest in Edmund suggest?
- What literary device is used when Albany calls Goneril “tigers, not daughters”?
- What contrast defines this scene?
- What message does this scene send about justice?
- What emotion dominates Albany’s closing speech?
- What is the dramatic purpose of this scene?
- What tone dominates the dialogue between Goneril and Albany?