What does cordelia mean when she says: “Cure this great breach in his abused nature! The unturned and jarring senses, O, wind up of this child-changed father!” and What does a child changed father mean?

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What does cordelia mean when she says: “Cure this great breach in his abused nature! The unturned and jarring senses, O, wind up of this child-changed father!” and What does a child changed father mean?

Is a child changed father a father that has changed due to the circumstances of which his kids have put him in?

Asked by james charles on 7/27/2020 3:39 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/27/2020 12:47 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/27/2020 12:11 PM

Cordelia is referring to her father's mental state and the abuse inflicted upon him by her sisters. "Child-changèd father" refers to Lear himself, who has been driven mad and become like a child again.

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