Cordelia — King Lear Character Profile

About Cordelia

Lear's youngest daughter who refuses to flatter him, is disowned and banished, marries the King of France without a dowry, leads a French force to rescue her father, is captured, and is ultimately hanged before help arrives.

Character Facts

Played by

Valentina Shendrikova

Appears in

King Lear (1970)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Cordelia — Family Father — King Lear (Jüri Järvet)

  A tragic father-daughter relationship damaged by Lear's rejection of Cordelia.

  King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters, including Cordelia, and later grieves deeply after her execution.

• Cordelia — Romantic Wife — King of France (Juozas Budraitis)

  Their marriage gives Cordelia personal and political support.

  Cordelia marries the King of France after being banished, despite having no dowry.

• Cordelia — Alliance Defender — Kent (Vladimir Yemelyanov)

  Kent supports Cordelia's honesty against Lear's anger.

  Kent defends Cordelia after Lear rejects her and is banished for doing so.

• Cordelia — Conflict Executioner — Edmund (Regimantas Adomaitis)

  Edmund's command leads directly to Cordelia's death.

  Edmund orders the execution of Cordelia after she and Lear are captured.

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More characters from King Lear

• King Lear (Jüri Järvet)
• Regan (Galina Volchek)
• Goneril (Elza Radziņa)
• Albany (Donatas Banionis)
• Fool (Oleg Dal)
• Gloster (Karlis Sebris)
• Edmund (Regimantas Adomaitis)
• Cornwall (Aleksandr Vokach)
• Oswald (Aleksey Petrenko)
• King of France (Juozas Budraitis)
• Edgar (Leonhard Merzin)
• King Lear (voice) (Zinoviy Gerdt)