Tragic Flaw in the Character of Cordelia
The
way Cordelia behaves in the opening scene of King Lear shows that she is a
woman of few words. She is by nature reticent. She does not believe in giving
expression to her sentiments in an
extravagant manner. She does not believe in
showing off her sentiments or in parading her affection for her father. At the
same time, we cannot deny that this incapacity on her part to express her love
for her father is a fault in her nature. If the old man wanted to gratify his
vanity, Cordelia should have come out with some sort of assurance that she
loved her father deeply. There was no need for her to be so blunt as she has
proved to be. Her father is aware that she does love him and that in fact she
loves him the best; but he wanted to hear her speak about her love; and her
failure to speak annoys him greatly.
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