... scene is a variant of the wedding ceremony, where male dominance is once again emphasised, both in terms of authoritarian and procreator. Kahn raises the idea of about Lear's "frustrated incestuous desire for [Cordelia]-, as Lear attempts to manipulate this ritual through disowning and disinheriting her - deeming her unfit to marry and thereby keeping his paternal protection in tact. Benny also draws ... he has inflicted. As a result of power structures being sabotaged throughout the play, Gloucester loses his status and eyesight, Kent is banished and Edmond, Gonerill, Regan, Cordelia a...

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