Introduction

Question 1

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Answer 1

The relationship between Cordelia and King Lear is inherently complex as it frames the major plot of the text

Question 2

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Answer 2

It’s complexity is manifested through the nature of their relationship: one not built upon usual familial closeness, but the formal and public relationship between king and Princess

Question 3

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Answer 3

Therefore, Cordelia’s decision to disobey her fathers wishes through publicly humiliating him destroy their previous relationship, leaving space for a bond built purely upon intimacy and emotion

Question 4

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Answer 4

The play observes Lear’s journey in assimilating his mistake in casting his most beloved daughter away, and how their relationship is reconstructed through a mutual forgiveness and realisation of the importance of familial bonds