th of rule,/ Interest of territory, cares of state-/ Which of you shall we say doth love us must,/ That we our largest bounty may extent/ Where nature doth with merit challenge?" (I, i, 48-53). Goneril and Regan, by their speeches flatter their father. Goneril states, "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter;/ Dearer than eyesight, space, and Liberty;/ Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare,/ No less than life; with grace, health, beauty, honour..." (I, i, 55-61). Regan also replies to her father "... I find she names my very deed of love (I, i, 71). However, when Cordelia says "I love your majesty/ According to my bond, no more nor less" (I, i, 92-93), Lear cannot see what these words really mean. Goneril and Regan are putting on an act when they declare their love for Lear. When Cordelia states her love for Lear she does not want to associate her true love for her father with her sisters false love. He sees the facade that her sisters' put on which is why she states her love in this manner. Goneril and Regan, however, fool Lear; into thinking that they love him while Cordelia does not. K
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