Characters - Edmund
13 important questions on Characters - Edmund
Is Edmund's resentment justified?
To an extent: Gloucester calls him a "knave" and insults his "whoreson" mother.
What is Edmund's main motivation for manipulating his father's and brother's relationship?
Greed - "Well, then, Legitimate Edgar, I must have your land" = Machiavellian character
What does Edmund have resentment towards?
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What is an important distinction between Edmund and Gloucester?
Edmund controls his own destiny whereas his father believes fate steers his future. = Gloucester puts his faith in the stars which evidently allows Edmund to take action and reach his goals. = sympathy for the ignorant Duke as he is so quick to trust Edmund when he is apparently betrayed by Edgar.
What is important about the quote, "This villain of min comes under the prediction - there's a son against father. The king falls from bias of nature - there's a father against child."?
It summarises the disorder within Edmund's and Gloucester's relationship = presents the works of Edmund's manipulation + highlights that Gloucester does not know his own children - with this knowledge their would be no tragedy.
What is our first impression of Edmund?
-We sympathise with him as Gloucester is completely disrespectful towards him
- Restrained and respectful as he addresses his father as "My lord"
How do we know Edmund is intelligent in terms of dialogue?
He speaks in blank verse, showing rhythm and craft in his language
Edmund seeks to steal Edgar's inheritance due to hatred; however what other reason may he want to do this?
He knows he is intelligent and able to achieve what he doesn't have.
What can be said about Edmund's self serving personality?
He is unashamedly so, as his asides and soliloquies reveal. - background-colorno spark of kindness resides in him.
What does Edmund embody?
Chaos - he is an agent of destruction and the deaths in the play are mostly accountable to Edmund.
What four phrases can describe Edmund?
- a malcontent = bitter figure excluded from society
- a revenger = taking revenge of feudal society
- a Machiavelli
- a vice = common in medieval morality plays - the vice characters tempts others towards sin.
What are Edmund's dramatic functions?
- he breaks down the wall between character and audience through his soliloquies + he directly engages with the audience = we cannot help but engage with him - his soliloquies mean we know his plots before the other characters = VERY POWERFUL - common in medieval morality plays with vice characters
- he is able to deceive = he cuts himself showing he is completely dedicated in turning his father against Edgar
What would a feudal society think of Edmund?
They would see him as a threat as he pursues his own path to get into society rather than following the social order.
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