Family First

It all began with a simple question, To which she replied she could not answer, She was honest, a lovely expression, No hate, even though he outcasted her, Due to her virtues she was married off, To France she went, to only soon return, Although she was ill-used, she did not scoff, The king was lost, she was showing concern, She formed an army to save her father, No grudges were present; just affection, As for her sisters, she did not bother, As for regret, she had no objection, For she knew her fathers love was not gone, Even after death, her beauty lived on.

~Liz Mirand -Character Analysis: Cordelia

Family Troubles
It started out as a misunderstanding, The King was stepping down and was dividing his kingdom. He had three daughters and one question, But only divided the kingdom in two, leaving the third to marry and move to France. As the King tries to make arrangements with his daughters, They reject him and he denies it. The insane father flees only to be joined by his fool and a kind nobleman. Meanwhile, another father experiences trouble with his children, He gets lied to by one son and is told the other is out to kill him. The supposedly murderous son disguises himself and flees in fear. The noble father learns of the Kings troubles, And despite the danger, decides to help him. Blinding him, the daughters set him loose only to be found by his exiled son. The disguised son leads his father to the same city as the King, They confront the French army led by the exiled daughter, Who works desperately to help her father with her husband by her side. A love triangle soon develops between the cruel daughters and the deceitful son, Only after one husband dies and the other chooses the side of the king, The daughter filled with love is captured and killed leaving her father to die, The kingdom is regained and saved as people get what they deserve. ~Liz Mirand -Free Verse: King Lear