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In three pages answers to these questions are provided, with the fates of Lear and Cordelia and redemption the focus of the first question with the second question considering what the glimpses into Hal’s tortured soul reveal about the inner conflict of Henry V and how he is perceived. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
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destroy itself, but there is no reprieve for Lear and Cordelia. Even if political order is restored, isnt it overshadowed by the personal chaos and disaster of Lear and
Cordelia? Is there any redemptive message in King Lear? Give textual example(s) to support your view. King Lear is widely regarded as one of William Shakespeares most
depressing plays. The aging British monarch is subjected to constant humiliation and degradation resulting from his misconception of justice, while his youngest and most highly principled daughter Cordelia suffers
a seemingly senseless death. From the moment Lear makes the fateful decision to subdivide his kingdom based upon his daughters protestations of love for him, clearly unjust since daughters
Goneril and Regan lie to get what they want whereas Cordelia is banished for not brokering her love for territory, justice is presented in rather ambiguous terms. True, the
antagonist Edmund ultimately pays for his treachery with his life, but Lear and Cordelia are not spared. This suggests that while political order is eventually restored under the strong
moral leadership of the Duke of Albany, Edmunds brother Edgar, and the Earl of Kent, this outcome is largely eclipsed by the dual tragic deaths of Lear and Cordelia.
Therefore, many modern readers and critics regard the plays conclusion as being devoid of redemption, which runs contrary to the conventional attitudes of Elizabethan England. Shakespeare and his contemporaries
were proponents of divine justice, which meant that only God in his infinite wisdom could distinguish between just and unjust. Similarly, redemption is not necessarily realized in the
mortal life, but may instead be the souls eternal reward in the hereafter. Despite his deteriorating mental capacities, Lear nevertheless still believes that earthly justice is rooted in power (Bloom
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