Question

Role of female characters in shakespeare "the tempest"and "kinglear"

Answer 1

Answer:

ear – The aging king of Britain and tragic hero of the

play. Lear, who is used to complete obedience from everyone

around him, makes two related major errors: giving up of

political responsibility by transferring power to his daughters;

and trusting the flattering Goneril and Regan over the plain-

spoken, but true, Cordelia. Despite his flaws he is able to

maintain the loyalty of certain subjects, particularly Kent and

Gloucester. However, these will not be enough to save him

from madness and death.

Cordelia – Lear’s youngest daughter, whom he disowns

when she refuses to flatter him, as her sisters do, during the

ceremony in which he hands over power. Cordelia remains

loyal to Lear despite his unjust harshness to her at the be-

ginning of the play and even seems prepared to forgive her

treacherous sisters at the end. Other characters who do not

betray Lear—particularly Kent—admire Cordelia for her virtue

and mildness.

Goneril – Lear’s vicious older daughter, who is the first to flat-

ter him in the power-transfer ceremony and the first to insult

him afterwards, throwing him and his knights out of her house.

Goneril’s ruthless temperament contrasts with that of her

husband, the Duke of Albany. In the end, she plots against

Albany, and even against her former ally, her sister Regan, out

of lust for Edmund.

Regan – Lear’s middle daughter, who shares the v

Answer 2

Explanation:

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option A is the answer