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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Goneril"”.
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A comparative analysis of the characters of two dramatic King Lears : Shakespeare and Bottomley
… King Lear. The significant characters are Goneril and Regan, the “evil influence” in both plays; the two Lears, the “neutral influence” in both plays; and Hygd and Cordelia in King Lear’s Wife and King Lear, respectively. Hygd and Cordelia are the “honorable influence” in the …
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Wrestling with Father Shakespeare: Contemporary Revisions of <em>King Lear</em> and <em>The Tempest</em>.
… affects the progression and outcome of events. Goneril and Regan oppose Lear after Cordelia’s untimely rebellion and disownment. In The Tempest, Caliban desires to overthrow Prospero for freedom. Similarly, the appropriative offspring also exhibit rebellious “children” challenging authority. In …
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With Cordelia in His Arms: The Impact of Gender Roles in Shakespeare's King Lear
… political authority. By contrast, his daughters, Goneril and Regan, take up the masculine position as the play's politically dominant characters. Equally, Cordelia, despite her intentions to restore her father to his "proper" place, violates the gender system by defending it. She must assume the …