![]() ![]() ![]() Gloucester then brings the King of France and the Duke of Burgundy in and Lear offers Cordelia to Burgundy, though without a dowry of land, contrary to a previous agreement. The Earl of Kent tries to convince Lear to reconsider, but Lear refuses then banishes Kent for acting traitorously by supporting Cordelia. Lear, unjustly enraged, gives her no land. Lear's youngest and most beloved daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter her father, going only so far as to say that she loves him as much as a daughter should. ![]() The two oldest, Goneril and Regan, both flatter him with praise and are rewarded generously with land and marriage to the Duke of Albany and the Duke of Cornwall, respectively. He asks his daughters the extent of their love for him. However, he declares that they must first be wed before being given the land. In Britain, King Lear, in old age, chooses to retire and divide up Britain between his three daughters. ![]()
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