FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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does not love him
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did not answer his question
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left the palace
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does not want him in her house
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, Cordelia loves her father with the honest affections of a daughter and refuses to offer Lear the empty and meaningless flatteries he is looking for. Lear does not recognize Cordelia’s sincerity. He is outraged and eventually banishes Cordelia and renounces her as his daughter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why do you think King Lear was unhappy about Cordelia’s reply? Ans: King Lear was unhappy about Cordelia’s reply because his two elder daughters had expressed great love for him, the elder saying that he was dearer than her own life and the middle daughter saying that she was happiest when she was with her father.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lear sees Cordelia’s reply as rejection; in turn, he disowns Cordelia, saying that she will now be “a stranger to my heart and me” (I. 1.114). King Lear then divides his kingdom between Goneril and Regan, giving each an equal share.
Detailed explanation-4: -How does Lear react to Cordelia’s refusal to flatter him? He gives her share of the kingdom to her sisters.