Cymbeline--Act+2

1. What is the Second Lord's assessment of the British national situation (51+). What would rectify it? What would happen if Imogen became Queen without Posthumus? With Cloten? How does the gender of the monarch get negotiated here? 2. What nefarious scheme does Iachimo enact in this act? How does he succeed? 3. Why does Cymbeline say that Imogen is not ready to accept Cloten's suit of love? 4. What do you learn about Cloten's feelings about women in general? (70+) 5. What argument do Cloten and Imogen have? How does she insult him? What's with the garment issue? 6. What does Posthumus predict about Cymbeline's paying the tribute to Rome? 7. Why does Posthumus so readily believe Iachimo's stories? How does this compare to Imogen's resistance to Iachimo's stories about Posthumus? Why did Imogen give Iachimo access to her court AND to her bedchamber? 8. What's Posthumus saying in scene 5? 9. Are women and the "woman's part" in men to blame for human corruption? Explain. 10. Do you agree with Posthumus or not? Explain.