In 'King Lear,' which character serves as the loyal, plain-spoken counterpart to the king's deceptive daughters, Goneril and Regan?
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Correct answer: Cordelia
Cordelia refuses to engage in the 'love test' at the start of the play, offering only 'nothing' because her love is too deep for empty rhetoric. Her honesty lead to her banishment, which initiates Lear's descent into madness.
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