In Titus Andronicus and King Lear, words are seemingly lessened to nothing and bodies are degraded to unhappiness. In both plays, Shakespeare lessens language and bodies to their deepest levels. ... Like Lavinia, Cordelia is placed in a social predicament at the beginning of Act I in King Lear. ... King Lear blocks out the role(s) Cordelia plays in his world because he sees her as his daughter and caregiver; as easily as he confuses her domestic duties, so too does he confuses her beliefs of the daughter against a subject. ... King Lear may speak of Cordelia as his most adored, his way of trea...

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