Characters: Cordelia (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Cordelia's relation to King Lear
Cordelia's relation to King Lear
Youngest daughter
Three qualities Cordelia symbolises
Three qualities Cordelia symbolises
Honesty, loyalty, and filial piety
Why Lear disowns Cordelia
Why Lear disowns Cordelia
Refuses love test, choosing honesty over flattery
Who Cordelia marries
Who Cordelia marries
King of France
Why King of France marries Cordelia
Why King of France marries Cordelia
Values her virtue over dowry
Three traits characterising Cordelia
Three traits characterising Cordelia
Integrity, compassion, steadfastness
What Cordelia's refusal to exaggerate shows
What Cordelia's refusal to exaggerate shows
Moral fortitude
Cordelia's internal conflict level
Cordelia's internal conflict level
Minimal compared to other characters
How Cordelia attempts to rescue Lear
How Cordelia attempts to rescue Lear
Returns with French army
Nature of Cordelia's relationship with Lear
Nature of Cordelia's relationship with Lear
Central, loyal, loving, forgiving
Cordelia's relationship with her sisters
Cordelia's relationship with her sisters
Strained and adversarial
Cordelia's tragic flaw
Cordelia's tragic flaw
Uncompromising honesty
Cordelia's ultimate fate
Cordelia's ultimate fate
Untimely death