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King Lear Main Characters. King of England and the main character or protagonistHe is a headstrong old man who is blind to his weaknesses and misjudges his three daughters believing that the two evil daughters have his best interests at heart and that his good and selfless daughter opposes him. Cordelia is the name of King Lears daughter who actually loves him the most and believes that true love should not be tarnished by letting it get close to dark elements like lies manipulation or deception. That one must. The other two daughters in stark contrast have all their attention devoted to their fathers abundant wealth.
The Earl of Gloucester is also moderately important as he shares similar dilemmas as Lear. Lear is the protagonist whose willingness to believe empty flattery leads to the deaths of many people. After Lear gives her half his lands she promptly. What is Cordelias influence in the play upon the characters and upon our estimate of them. King of England and the main character or protagonistHe is a headstrong old man who is blind to his weaknesses and misjudges his three daughters believing that the two evil daughters have his best interests at heart and that his good and selfless daughter opposes him. Before dividing his.
This contest results in further bad decisions leading to Lear going mad and ultimately dying.
Before dividing his. This contest results in further bad decisions leading to Lear going mad and ultimately dying. Cordelia appears only at the first and the last of the play and occupies only about one hundred lines. Both were betrayed by their family. Before dividing his. She is absent from nearly all the impressive scenes and yet when we lay down the book we feel that she has ever been present.