n I shall wed,
That lord whose hand must take my plight
Half my love with him, half my care and duty:
Sure, I shall never marry like my sisters,
To love my father all (Shakespeare, 1931, pp.
Cordelia's speech is greeted by her father with the assertion that she is "so young, and so untender (Shakespeare, 1931, p. 847)," which reveals Lear to be the foolish and thoughtless partner in this exchange. Cordelia, conversely, is revealed as facing one of the most critical challenges of young adulthood with great common sense; she is declaring that she expects, upon her marriage, to transfer a good portion of her love for her father to her husband; if she cannot do this, she vows, she simply will not marry. She also makes a subtle reference to her sisters' failure to give to their own husbands what is due. The challenge that Cordelia rises to is a very real threat: if she does not meet her father's demands, she will lose economically. However, Cordelia has proven that she is worthy of this challenge. Her transition will therefore be a successful if difficult one.
Joyce's "Araby" tells the story of a young man who wishes to purchase a gift for a woman who lives near him and who has become a symbol of all that he cares for in the world. He wants to attend a bazaar named "Araby" at which he anticipated attending a "splendid bazaar" which would open up new vistas for him that would expand the normalcy of his life. The
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