KING LEAR

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the point that is being made by France and therefore is more explicit to the audience. France also uses loaded verbs to describe Lear¡¦s actions, including ¡§cast¡¨ and ¡§thrown¡¨, to suggest that Lear is being harsh and barbaric towards Cordelia, as these verbs sound aggressive.
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When France remarks that ¡§Love¡¦s not love¡¨ when it is ¡§mingled with regards¡¨ that stand ¡§Aloof from th¡¦entire point¡¨ he reveals a major issue that arises in this play. By saying this, he means that when there are other things being considered at the same time as love, the love cannot be true, as love should never be conditional. This is being directed towards and Burgundy, as being a father and a prospective husband, respectively, they should have unconditional love for Cordelia, which they evidently do not have. disowned his daughter within seconds because she didn¡¦t ¡§mend¡¨ her ¡§speech a little¡¨ to boost her father¡¦s ego and the result of this was that she would ¡§mar¡¨ ...

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Therefore, we continually see Lear as being self centred as he believes that everyone revolves around him because he is the King.

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When France and Cordelia are preparing to leave, Cordelia refers to her ¡§sister¡¨ and ¡§father¡¨ in her ¡¥speech¡¦. By doing this she is revealing to the audience the family bonds that should be existent between her father and sisters. This contrasts with the relationships that exist in reality to show how Cordelia is being mistreated and disowned by her own family, people that should be emotionally close to her.

According to the Elizabethan World Order the family unit should be close and everyone within it should be ...

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