Identity

Edmunds - villains

“we were villains on necessity”  Edmund 1,2 

Edmund om his lack of legitimacy

• “I should have been that I am had the maidenliest star in the firmament twinkled on my bastardizing”  Edmund 1,2 

• “With ‘base’? with ‘baseness’? ‘bastardy’? ‘Base, base’?  “Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land.” Edmund 1,2 

Goneril description of Lear

“Idle old man” Goneril about lear 1,3 

Kent disguise

“I have raised my likeness” Kent  1,4 

Fool criticising Lear rejecting power

“All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with” fool 1,4 

Edgar transition into poor Tom

“The basest and poorest shape” Edgar “Poor Turlygod! Poor Tom!’ That’s something yet; Edgar I nothing am” edgar 2,3 

Gloucester on having illegitimate son

• “I have so often blushed to acknowledge him that now I am brazed to it” - Glouster  1,1 

• “I have a son, sir, by order of law ... who yet is no dearer in my account” - Glouster  1,1