Topical Guide 143
Mark Dorset
Character Traits: Artless Sincerity versus Malicious Duplicity
“You know, Peter,” said Veronica, “I really want to play Cordelia.”
“You do?” I asked.
“Oh, yes,” she said. “I really do.”
“Well—”
“I wonder what your mother would do if she knew that I was wearing your underwear?” Veronica whispered.
“Me too,” I said.
“I’ll see you in school, Peter,” said Veronica. In her huskiest voice, she added, “I can’t wait to find out who gets to play Cordelia.”
“Me too,” I said.Little Follies, “The Girl with the White Fur Muff”
Lear demands testaments of affection from his daughters, with Antony Sher as King Lear, Natalie Simpson as Cordelia, Kelly Williams as Regan, and Nia Gwynne as Goneril, in Gregory Doran’s 2016 production of King Lear with the Royal Shakespeare Company:
See also: Traits, of Character, of Personality TG 37
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