AP English Period 6

Re-read Act III scenes II through IV. (four) Then answer each of the following questions in your own words based on your re-reading of what was read in class. 1. How does the information that France sends troops impact the political strife that is beginning in England? (III, i—varied opinions) 2. In what manner has Lear caused all the strife that occurs between himself and his daughters? (III, ii) 3. In what sense are the Fool’s assertions true? (III, ii) 4. In what sense are the Fool’s assertions false? (III, ii)Of what significance is the line “Man’s nature cannot carry The affliction nor the fear”? 5. What does Kent try to get Lear to do? 6. Why does Lear prefer to stay out in the storm rather than find shelter?