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What is significant about the confusion relating to Helen's tears and grief?
Lafew—and, it seems, the Countess—assume(s) that Helen's tears are in remembrance of her own late father, or perhaps the late Count. However, Helen quickly reveals to the audience that her tears over Bertram's departure, because she is in love with him. This shows us right away that Helen's love for Bertram exceeds many of the other challenges and tragedies in her life.
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What do you observe about the King of France as a character?
The King of France seems to have the respect of people around him, and be interested in his own governance, but very resigned to his own impending death. He...
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