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How does King Lear and Cordelia's relationship changein the play King Lear by Shakespeare?
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∙ 14y ago
King Lear and Cordelia are sent to prison after being captured by Cornwall's troops. When they appear at the end of the play, King Lear walks in carrying Cordelia's corpse. She died in prison during the battle between Cornwall's troops and French troops. Lear, after a grief-ridden monologue, dies because the emotional strain is too great i.e. "died of a broken heart".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell at the start of the play, as you know Lear asks each daughter how much they love him in return for a part of his kingdom. When Cordelia answers "I love your majesty according to my bond, no mor nor less" Lear is infuriated and banishes cordelia from the kingdom. Their relation ship changes as Lear goes on a journey then gets captured by an army(can't remember which one) but cordelia rescues him along with her army(the french) and she gets captured along with lear and gets hung. Lear sees this and realises he made a mistake by banishing her. "we two alone will sing like birds i'th cage.
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∙ 13y agoEdmund orders Cordelia to be hanged while she is in jail. After he is fatally injured in a fight with his brother, he regrets this and tells about it. We hope that they can get to Cordelia in time to save her, but no, Lear has fought and killed the soldier who hanged her, but not in time to save Cordelia's life. The exertion and the sorrow of losing Cordelia so soon after they have been reconciled is too much for Lear and he dies.
For years this incredibly sad ending was too much for theatregoers. The only version of King Lear which was staged was one in which Cordelia does not die but marries Kent and lives happily ever after. Fortunately we can now face the fact that sometimes innocent people get caught in the crossfire, and we just have to live with that.
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∙ 13y agoShe is hanged at the order of Edmund.
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What is the relationship of King James I to Shakespeare?
King James I became the patron of the Lord Chamberlain's men when he bacame king, and the company was renamed the King's Men. That made all of the actors the king's servants, including Shakespeare. Some people think Shakespeare wrote Macbeth in order to win the king's approval, although the story was written that way in his sources anyway. There is no record that Macbeth was played at court, and it is unlikely that Macbeth was the King's favourite play, as he appears to have preferred comedies. (He expressly asked for The Merchant of Venice for Shrove Tuesday in 1606--this really was one of his favourite plays) In any event, Shakespeare would not have had any personal relationship with the king, as kings and players did not mix socially.
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