King Lear Act IV Scene i
Study Guide
1. Explain the metaphorical meaning when Gloucester says, “I have no way, and therefore want no eyes; I stumbled when I saw.”
2. Edgar is very obviously distressed upon seeing the condition of his father, yet he does not reveal himself as Edgar. Instead he continues to use the Poor O’Tom of Bedlam guise. What purpose does this serve?
• Why doe he not reveal himself?
• Speculate on what would happen if Edgar revealed his true identity to his father.
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