King Lear  
Britain in Print
Act 2, scene 2 - lines 407-456

4. Lear mentions the word “Nature” twice in line 455. In the play as a whole we are presented with conflicting views of nature and what is natural.

Look at the following diagram and click on the key words to find examples of each view in the text.

 
Which two views of nature is Lear referring to here?
Choice 1 Nature is a pagan goddess, amoral, anarchic, unorthodox
 Choice 2 Nature is a benign, restorative force.
 Choice 3 Nature is a mass of elements that would be in chaotic disorder unless some supreme power arranged them in order and pattern.
 Choice 4 Nature is one’s true personality or disposition.
Choice 4 Nature is an indifferent force, inhospitable, arbitrary, destructive.
 Choice 4 Nature denotes the instinctual characteristics of animals.
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