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Cordelia is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear.Cordelia is the youngest of King Lear's three daughters and his favorite. After her elderly father offers her the opportunity to profess her love to him in return for one-third of the land in his kingdom, she replies that she loves him "according to her bond" and she is punished for the majority of the play.
Cordelia Gray inherits the detective agency she works for, after the death of her boss. Her first case comes when she is hired by Ronald Callender, an eminent scientist, to investigate why his son, Cambridge University student Mark Callender, has committed suicide. She soon discovers the case is more dangerous and complex than it at first appeared.
Shakespeare gave the old story a tragic ending.. In Shakespeare's version, Lear, King of Britain, is growing old, and decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters – Goneril, wife of the Duke of Albany, Regan, wife of the Duke of Cornwall, and the youngest daughter, Cordelia, sought in marriage by the Duke of Burgundy and the King of France.
In addition, Cordelia relates to Mark on account of their shared experiences. Both Cordelia and Mark's mothers died shortly after they were born. Mark attended Cambridge University, which Cordelia sought to attend herself. Finally, they both have fathers more dedicated to working for the greater-good than caring for their children.
The gibbet in which Corriveau was exhibited after her execution, the "cage" of Corriveau. Marie-Josephte Corriveau was born in 1733, most probably in January or February, [1] [Note 1] and baptised on May 14, 1733, in the rural parish of Saint-Vallier in New France.
Cordelia is a feminine given name. It was borne by the tragic heroine of Shakespeare 's King Lear (1606), a character based on the legendary queen Cordelia . [ 1 ] The name is of uncertain origin.
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The Jasmine-possessed Cordelia's tryst with Connor will have severe ramifications, leading to her pregnancy, the eventual birth of Jasmine in embodied form, and ultimately, Cordelia's death. Connor calls Angel "dad" for the second time, showing his growing affection for Angel (the first was his initial appearance from Quor-Toth, when he said ...