CORDELIA

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• Virtuous
• Honest
• Associated with nature /heaven/angles
• Power to heal Lear's madness
• Devoted/dutiful daughter

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• Composed queen
• Compassionate / forgiving
• Courageous
• Pure

KEY STATEMENTS

• Cordelia's function is to highlight the evil of human nature.
• She stands in contrast with G & R.
• She has a similar function to the Fool, she completes
• Lear's journey to wisedom.
• She is a constant character who remains honest, loyal and pure until the end

VIRTUOUS

• "I am sure my loves more richer than my tongue"
• She loves her father mor than words can say.
• She believes her actions have shown her love.
• She does not feed Lear's ego.

HONEST

• "So young, my lord, and true."
• Cordelia is pure and does not lie to her
• father to save herself.

ASSOCIATED WITH NATURE

• "Be aidant and remediate in the good man's distress!"
• Cordelia has the power to heal Lear's madness.
• She is associated with natural remedies to soothe
• his insanity

ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVEN

• "There she shook the holy water from her
• Heavenly eyes."
• Cordelia is saint-like.
• She is as pure as the Heavens.

DEVOTED DAUGHTER

• "No blown ambition doth our arms incite
• But love dear love and our aged fathers right."
• Cordelia is not driven by ambition,
• she is driven by love for her father.

DIGNIFIED

• "Then away she started to deal with grief alone"
• She controls her emotions and is a composed, regal
• queen.
• She is fullfilling her role as queen.

COMPASSIONATE

• "O my dear father! Restoration hang thy medicine on my
• lips, and let this kiss repair those violent harms that my two sisters have
• in they reverence made."
• She wishes for Lear's recovery. She holds no grudge towards
• her father and does not wish him ill.

KENT

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• Loyal
• Brave / Courageous
• Honest
• Astute judgement
• Protective

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• Forthright
• Wise

BRAVE

• "Kill they physician, and the fee bestow
• upon the foul disease"
• He is honest andtells Lear the truth, even though he realises
• that the king will punish him for doing so.

LOYAL

• "If but as well I other accents borrow, that can my
• speech diffuse my good intent may carry through"
• Kent disguises himself to return to serving Lear,
• he has unwavering loyalty to Lear

ASTUTE JUDGEMENT

• "A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats."
• He knows Oswald is against the king.
• He is fearless and insults Oswald for whwt he is.

PROTECTIVE

• "Lie here and rest awhile"
• He remains loyal to Lear.
• He is concerned for Lear's
• well-being.