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King Lear (Fill in the gaps!!)

I'm a little confused with a set piece of work on Lear on Act 1 Scene 1.
You have to fill in the gaps....

The seriousness of his tone is seen in the word ______ which is grave and formal. The second person singular of the word sounds exactly what it is intended to be a command, and Lear is very much in command of this scenario.

Now I thought it was 'you' line 37 but then the next passage to complete is..

This sense of command is further emphasised when _______ (where else in the next few lines do we see Lear assert his authority?)
Now I thought this one was then 'you' but obviously both statements can't have the same answer. So any idea anyone???
Tell your teacher you couldn't do it because you weren't sure whether to follow the Quarto or Folio text :wink:

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