Lear Terms

Question 1

Hamartia

Answer 1

Fatal flaw that leads to downfall of a character.
“Edgar hamartia is his naivety”

Question 2

Duplicitous

Answer 2

Two faced
“Edmund’s duplicitous nature”

Question 3

Anachronistic

Answer 3

Goes against the time they’re in
“Goneril and Regan’s lust for power is very anachronistic for the setting of King Lear”

Question 4

Eponymous

Answer 4

Person who a work is named after
“The eponymous protagonist of the play King Lear”