... can wield the matter; Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honor. (1.1.54-57) Goneril's answer appears perfect initially, showcasing grace, honor and what appears to be true love, all wrapped in an elegant bouquet of praise. In time, however, her true character becomes apparent, and ... , And like a sister am most loath to call Your faults as they are named. Love well our father. To your professed bosoms I commit him; But yet, alas, stood I within his grace, I would prefer him to a better place....

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... well. Imagine being blinded and having to experience the world all over again. The frustration of depending on other people and learning how to navigate your surroundings, with all the grace of a child. This kind of suffering could lead to suicide, and it would have, except Gloucester was blind and couldn't see that there was no cliff to throw himself off ... Lear, his mental state diminished rather badly. He was seeing small rodents on his arm and even a elaborate courtroom scene, all in his head. The pain of falling down from grace and having your own children disown you and refuse yo...

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... of sight manifested in the play. Relying on sight alone without feelings results in misconceptions (as illustrated in previous paragraph). In Dover cliffs Tom restores Gloucter's belief in the heavenly grace: "thy life's a miracle". ; "Think that the clearest gods, who make them honors/ Of men's impossibilities, have preserved thee" (4.6.55,73-4). Twice Tom asks his father to ... ...

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... as a result, King Lear banished Cordelia by saying that "for we Have no such daughter, nor shall ever see That face of her again. Therefore be gone Without our grace, our love, our benison" (Act I, Sc I, Ln 265-267). Kent, one of King Lear's most trusted and reliable men, was able to see Cordelia's true love for her father ... ...

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... ;Better thou hadst not been born" and "for we have no such daughter, nor shall we ever see that face of hers again". Therefore be gone without our grace, our love, our benison." Likewise, Kent a loyal Earl who able to see Cordelia's true love toward the blind king. When Lear gets mad from Cordelia, Kent tries to convince ... ...

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... , he banished her from the kingdom with the following words: " For we Have no such daughter. Nor shall ever see That face of her again. Therefore be gone Without our grace, our love, our benison." (Act I, Sc I, Ln 265-267) Kent, one of Lear's loyal followers was also banished because of Lear's blindness. Kent was able to see Cordelia's true love ... ...

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... first shows his loyalty to the king by stepping in and accepting the Green Knight's challenge. Gawain takes the axe from King Arthur and says, "Would you grant me this grace?" He shows courage greater than all by coming forward, earning respect of the King and the Knights of the Round Table. After losing to the Green Knight, Gawain keeps his ... ...

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... , Edgar misleads his father to believe he is jumping off the cliff, however, he only falls a few feet and then proceeds to pass out. When Gloucester wakes, Edgar compliments God's grace for saving his father's life, "I think that the clearest gods, who make them honors of men's impossibilities, have preserved thee"(4.6.73-74). Edgar eventually reveals his identity to his blind ... ...

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... ; And, like a sister, am most loath to call your faults as they are named. Love well our father. To your professed bosoms I commit him; But yet, alas, stood I within his grace, I would prefer him to a better place!" (23) Cordelia still had her free will and respect for herself, unlike her fake sisters, whom Lear gave his land too. Near the end ... ...

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... loves him. In her departure it is evident that she still does, despite his rashness: "Love well our father./ To your professed bosoms I commit, / But yet, alas, stood I within his grace,/ I would prefer him to a better place." (1.1.314-318) Cordelia knows that Goneril's and Regan's professions were out of greed and they are not capable of taking care of him. Therefore ... ...

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... what she had said. Lear banished her by saying; "for we Have no such daughter, nor shall we ever see That face of hers again. Therefore be gone Without our grace, our love, our benison." (act1, sc I, 264-267). Lear's blindness also caused him to banish his loyal follower Kent, who stood for the honor of Cordelia and was trying to ... ...

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... as, "Sir, I love you more than word can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty; Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare; No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour; As much as child e'er loved, or father found; A love that makes breath poor, and speech unable. Beyond all manner of so much I love you." (I.i.56-63 ... ...

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... ?" (1.1.98), Cordelia innocently reply's "Ay, my good lord" (1.1.99). King Lear dramatically acts upon this, and with no second consideration banishes Cordelia from the kingdom "Therefore be gone, without our grace, our love, our benison" (1.1.259). This shocks the responder as harsh action is taken against a young, innocent girl who has done nothing but tell the truth. Although this sort of ... ...

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... most loved and trusted daughter being exiled from his kingdom. " for we have no such daughter, nor shall ever see that face of hers again. Therefore be gone, without our grace our love, our benison." (Act 1, Sc 1, Ln 264-267) A secondary example of this willful blindness to the truth resides in King Lear's rash decision to also exile one of his ... ...

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... 's false statements of love for him. King Lear tells Cordelia, "For we have no such daughter, nor shall ever see that face of her again. Therefore be gone without our grace, our love, our benison." (Act I, Scene I, Lines 265-267) His blindness forced him to banish his daughter that truly loved him. Gloucester also believes the wrong person and ends up ... ...

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... 1 scene 1 when similar statements from Kent and Cordelia lead to their banishments. Of Lear's character arrogance and vanity are his fatal flaws that pave the way for his downfall from grace. Even before his opening scene we hear the words of his subjects, "I thought the king had more affected the Duke of Albany than Cornwall." Here they are discussing Lear's unpredictable ... ...

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... children will rock the very foundation of 8) his kingdom and his soul. King Lear believes himself to be a great and noble ruler who has governed his land with the same grace he has shown to his own family, but he soon becomes aware that he is not so great a man or a king. He has lived with his daughters for years, but ... ...

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... made it hard to keep track of all the mini-drama. The script is full of corny dialogue and the characters are apathetic. Again, it seems that the only saving grace of the movie were the actors. Modern youth sometimes find it hard to appreciate Shakespeare's works. This can be attributed to the wordiness and complexity of the dialogue and many ... ...

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... quote ~"Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter, dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty, beyond what can be valued, rich or rare, no less than life, with grace health, beauty, honour, as much as child e"er loved or father found; a love that makes breath poor and speech unable; beyond all manner of so much I love you" p.3 Said by ... ...

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... is enraged by this and Banishes Cordelia from his kingdom. " for we have no such daughter, nor shall ever see that face of her again. Therefore be gone without our grace, our love, our benison"(1,1,265-267) It is through this initial act of blindness that Lear begins the journey to his own suffering and downfall. After his long journey of ... ...

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