King Lear Act 4 Scenes 3, 4, and 5

Which scene is often cut from the play because it is confusing and adds information that we learn in other scenes in the play anyway?

• Scene 3

• Scene 4

• Scene 5

In the scenes, when Kent asks, "Was this before the King returned?" who is the king to whom he is referring?

• the king of France

• King Lear

• the king of the manor, Gloucester

• the former king of England

Which character returns in these scenes after being absent since Act 1 Scene 1?

• Kent

• Edgar

• Cordelia

• the king of France

When Scene 4 says that characters enter with Drum and Colors, what does "Colors" mean?

• military banners

• officers dressed in different colors

• multiple drums in different colors

• Shakespearean for the collar of a shirt

A character in Scene 4 orders "A century send forth" to retrieve King Lear. How many soldiers would that be?

• 10

• 50

• 100

• 1000

A doctor in Scene 4 says that there is a solution to Lear's madness. What is that solution?

• Lock Lear up in a mental institution.

• Talk to Lear and reason him out of his insanity.

• Give Lear a potion that will cause him to sleep for a while.

• Pluck Lear's eyes out, just like Goucester.

What does Reagan offer Oswald that finally has him considering switching sides (abandoning Goneril and joining Reagan)?

• her body

• money

• personal advancement

• the kingdom