Lear’s Retirement Plan – King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1

• Context: First scene – Lear announces his plan to retire and divide his kingdom among his three daughters.

• Division of Land: Gives all his land to Goneril and Regan, the two eldest daughters.

• Retirement Plan:

  1. Relinquish responsibilities of being king but retain title and respect.

  2. Keep a personal guard of 100 knights.

  3. Live with his daughters alternately, moving between their households each month:
     "by monthly course... make our abode with you by due turns."

The final scene of Hamlet ends with a duel that causes the deaths of the main characters in rapid succession. The order of deaths is:

1. Gertrude: She unknowingly drinks from a poisoned cup intended for Hamlet by Claudius.

2. Laertes: He is wounded by his own poisoned sword during the duel with Hamlet. Before dying, he reveals Claudius’s plot.

3. Claudius: Upon realizing the truth, Hamlet stabs Claudius with the poisoned sword and forces him to drink the rest of the poisoned wine.

4. Hamlet: Struck by Laertes's poisoned blade, Hamlet dies last, ensuring Claudius is dead and asking Horatio to tell his story.

• Key point: Hamlet is the last to die in the final scene.

Antonym of ‘Divulge’

• Answer:

• গ) Conceal

• Divulge (Verb)

• English Meaning: To make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)

• Bangla Meaning: গোপন কথা ফাঁস করা

• Synonyms of Divulge:

• Expose: উন্মোচিত করা

• Leak: ফাঁস করা

• Reveal: প্রকাশ করা

• Disclose: উন্মুক্ত করা

• Display: প্রদর্শন করা

• Antonyms of Divulge:

• Conceal: গুপ্ত, লুকানো

• Cloak: গোপন করা

• Hide: লুকানো

• Disguise: ছদ্মবেশ

• Camouflage: ছদ্মবেশের দ্বারা গোপন করা

• অন্যান্য শব্দের পার্থক্য:

• Consume: আহার বা পান করা; নিঃশেষ করা

• Indulge: পরিতৃপ্ত করা; বাসনা ইত্যাদি চরিতার্থ করা; প্রশ্রয়/আশকারা দেওয়া; ইচ্ছাপূরণ করা; অনুবর্তন করা

Source:

1. Accessible Dictionary, Bangla Academy

2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary