Act 4 Scene 5- love triangle deepens
SETTING:
A room in Gloucester's castle (which is now Edmund's castle)
SUMMARY:
Regan is suspicious of a letter Oswald has for Edmund from Goneril, suspecting they are in a relationship.
Regan starts lying to get Oswald to give her the letter, but she makes lies that don't make sense= her decreasing emotional state.
Continues to try and persuade Oswald to give it over and state her legitimacy to be Edmund's wife.
Regan tells Oswald to sends a token and hint he should kill Gloucester- leaving one confused Oswald.
KEY THEMES:
Juxtaposition of Cordelia's love and Regan's lust
Masculinisation
Oswald's loyalty
KEY QUOTATIONS:
'Your sister isthe better soldier' Oswald pg. 193 line 3 GENDER
'Edmund and I have talked/And more convenient is he for my hand/Than for your lady's.'
'if you find him, pray you give him this'
Note: Here comes a lovely, twisted love triangle, then again Edmund is quite an attractive prospect if you slide past his kaniving, plotting mind...... Why do you think Shakespeare o this?? To show the corrupt nature of power? To show contrast with Cordelia's love.... or spice things up a bit? Please comment your ideas below.
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