Cordelia

Characterization
Cordelia is the late Queen of a large portion of England. Cordelia was known for her devotion, kindness, beauty, and honesty, especially in Shakespeare’s play King Lear. In The Serpent of Venice, she was married to the royal fool, Pocket, and was very playful and joked with him constantly. She was looking out for the people of her country and those around her, notably in her desire to stop the potentially upcoming holy war. Unfortunately, her desire to spare the lives of those around her led to her demise.

In The Serpent of Venice
Cordelia was the queen of Britain, Wales, Normandy, Scotland and was also married to the royal fool, Pocket. Cordelia died of what Pocket originally thought to be a natural fever, but was later informed of that it was a poison. Iago, Montressor, and Antonio gave the poison to Cordelia because she was attempting to stop the Crusade that would have been financially beneficial Iago, Montressor, and Antonio, along with the rest of Venice. In chapter thirteen, Cordelia comes to Pocket as a ghost and tells him to “help the Moor…[and not to] shag the Jewess.” He would later use this information to not sleep with Jessica along with...(to be continued at later date).

In King Lear
Cordelia was the youngest and most treasured daughter of King Lear, but she gets kicked out of the kingdom after she refused to flatter him. She is sent away without a dowry and later marries the King of France. The separation from her father and tumultuous relationship with her sisters enables Cordelia to raise an army in order to win back the land that had been taken from her father. Both Cordelia and her father are later arrested and Cordelia is executed.

Relationships
Father- King Lear

Husband- Pocket (The Serpent of Venice), King of France (King Lear)