“ Mend your speech a little, Lest you may mar your fortunes. ”
William Shakespeare, King Lear (1623). copy citation
| Author | William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Source | King Lear |
| Topic | speech care communication |
| Date | 1623 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Written between 1603 and 1606 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1128/pg1128-images.html |
Meaning and analysis
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While King Lear asks each of his three daughters to express how much they love him, Cordelia responds in a rather cold way that she loves him like a daughter would love her father, neither more, nor less. Unsettled by this unexpected answer, Lear gives his daughter a chance to pull herself together, threatening to disinherit her if she fails to show a little more kindness in her speech.
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