Response to Act I

I thought that the test of the daughters was very different. I thought that the King asking his daughters how much they loved him was about an insecure old man trying to see how important he was in general and to his children.

"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave

My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty

According to my bond; nor more nor less." - Cordelia



This also shows the loyalty of each child to their father. Cordelia only loves him because she has to because he is her father.