"La tragedia della non-communicazione: silenzi incompresi e ferocia della parola nel King Lear [The Tragedy of Non-Communication: Misunderstood Silence and the Ferocity of Speech in King Lear]" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc2110/ Author: Leonardi, Angela. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: De Filippis, William Shakespeare e il senso del tragico [William Shakespeare and the Sense of Tragedy], 137–52. : De Filippis, William Shakespeare e il senso del tragico [William Shakespeare and the Sense of Tragedy] Annotation: Argues that Cordelia's death (caused by her lack of guile in a world of cunning) represents the death of innocence and is necessary to drive home Shakespeare's message about the power of words. Language: Italian Tags: King Lear, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Fall 2015 WSB Record Number: bbbc2110