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King Lear In Shakespeare’s play, King Lear, Cordelia’s refusal to play her part in the love auction set by her father generated the whole plot of the story. The king, who had little left to live, staged a ceremony in which each daughter had to affirm her love for him. King Lear’s intension was to divide his kingdom among his three daughters depending on how much they care for him. When Cordelia’s turn arrives to proclaim her love to the king, unlike her other sisters she simply declares “I love your Majesty according to my bond no more nor less” (1.1.95). When King Lear hears this, he hurries into a pride driven rage by disinheriting and exiling his favorite daughter. The question is whether Cordelia’s words and actions are justified morally or is she just uncaring and hypocritical toward her father. In the following paragraph I am going to analyze her actions by using the Ethics of Care and Kant’s judgment on moral goodness. The lack of flattery on Cordelia’s part is misinterpreted by Lear and by others. Th