King Lear (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Cordelia's relation to King Lear
Cordelia's relation to King Lear
Youngest daughter
What Cordelia symbolises
What Cordelia symbolises
Honesty, loyalty, and filial piety
Why Lear disowned Cordelia
Why Lear disowned Cordelia
Refused love test, chose honesty over flattery
Who Cordelia marries
Who Cordelia marries
King of France
What the King of France valued in Cordelia
What the King of France valued in Cordelia
Her virtue over a dowry
Cordelia's main personality traits
Cordelia's main personality traits
Integrity, compassion, steadfastness
Virtues Cordelia embodies
Virtues Cordelia embodies
Sincerity and unconditional love
Cordelia's internal conflict level
Cordelia's internal conflict level
Minimal compared to other characters
Cordelia's struggle in the play
Cordelia's struggle in the play
Reconciling love for father with his rejection
What Cordelia returns with to rescue Lear
What Cordelia returns with to rescue Lear
French army
Cordelia's relationship with Lear after rejection
Cordelia's relationship with Lear after rejection
Loyal, loving, ultimately forgiving
Cordelia-Lear relationship's significance
Cordelia-Lear relationship's significance
Central to the narrative
Cordelia's bond with her sisters
Cordelia's bond with her sisters
Strained and adversarial
Cordelia's tragic flaw
Cordelia's tragic flaw
Uncompromising honesty
Consequences of Cordelia's tragic flaw
Consequences of Cordelia's tragic flaw
Banishment and untimely death