King Lear Quotes
King lear
Active reading notes
Act 5 scene 3
Quote
We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage… …so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon 's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies…. (5.3.8-16)
Through the use of Tropology :Metaphor and theory Existentialism
-It can be said that Lear’s madness has lead him too much wisdom and making him learn who truly loves him.
-Being free inside the cage able to laugh the “gilded butterflies” the gilded butterflies being his other two daughters who were false faced and did superficial acts to impress others. Who is could switch places with him at this point in his life, perhaps they would live to an old age.
- Which linked to family relation and betrayal because the two daughter Goneril and Reagan would act like they cared about their father because of the relation but then got what they wanted and ended up destroying the act and face that they put on show for everyone.
- Lear and Cordelia being in prison their …show more content…
He could have easily taken revenge on his father venerable state but didn't and chose to guide him. The themes evident through this quote is loyalty and family obligations which are parallel to what was going on Lear at that time. Family obligations because you have to look after parents which he did. This shows that he is forgiven his father even after what he did. Seeing his father in so much pain but not torturing him more like his brother did. His loyalty can be paralleled to Kent even though he was banished they both stood beside the people who thought they were
Active reading notes
Act 5 scene 3
Quote
We two alone will sing like birds i' the cage… …so we'll live, And pray, and sing, and tell old tales, and laugh At gilded butterflies, and hear poor rogues Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too, Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out; And take upon 's the mystery of things, As if we were God's spies…. (5.3.8-16)
Through the use of Tropology :Metaphor and theory Existentialism
-It can be said that Lear’s madness has lead him too much wisdom and making him learn who truly loves him.
-Being free inside the cage able to laugh the “gilded butterflies” the gilded butterflies being his other two daughters who were false faced and did superficial acts to impress others. Who is could switch places with him at this point in his life, perhaps they would live to an old age.
- Which linked to family relation and betrayal because the two daughter Goneril and Reagan would act like they cared about their father because of the relation but then got what they wanted and ended up destroying the act and face that they put on show for everyone.
- Lear and Cordelia being in prison their …show more content…
He could have easily taken revenge on his father venerable state but didn't and chose to guide him. The themes evident through this quote is loyalty and family obligations which are parallel to what was going on Lear at that time. Family obligations because you have to look after parents which he did. This shows that he is forgiven his father even after what he did. Seeing his father in so much pain but not torturing him more like his brother did. His loyalty can be paralleled to Kent even though he was banished they both stood beside the people who thought they were