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Goneril in a sentence

Using Goneril

  • In the example corpus, goneril often appears in combinations such as: goneril and, and goneril.

Context around Goneril

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gives 1× finds 1× offstage 1× regan 1×

Often after:

representing 1× discovers 1× sends 1× albany 1×

Sentence patterns with Goneril

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

alternately with goneril and regan 1× edgar finds goneril s letter 1× edgar gives goneril s letter 1× father as goneril was 1× forces and goneril representing albany 1× goneril discovers that 1× goneril s and 1× goneril s suspicions 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

edgar gives goneril 1× edmund sends lear 1× goneril discovers that 1× goneril s and 1× goneril s suspicions 1× goneril sends edmund 1×

Common sentence endings:

an oedipal motive 1× and their husbands 1× as goneril was 1× as his wife 1× example of this 1× execution of cordelia 1×

Words around Goneril

Just before it in the word index:

gonerby 2 goner 13 gonenne 2 gonen 8 gone 9.708 gondwe 30

Just after it in the word index:

goners 3 gonese 4 gonesse 4 gonet 3 gonetwork 5 gonez 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Goneril

  • In this selection, "goneril" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gives, finds, offstage, representing, discovers and sends stand out and add context to how "goneril" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include alternately with goneril and regan and edgar finds goneril s letter. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "goneril" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with goneril

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Edgar gives Goneril's letter to Albany. (7 words)

Regan, Goneril, Albany, and Edmund meet with their forces. (9 words)

Offstage, Goneril, with all her evil plans thwarted, commits suicide. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Shakespeare Through the Ages: King Lear, p. 317. "As Hazlitt pointed out," writes Bloom, "Edmund does not share in the hypocrisy of Goneril and Regan: his Machiavellianism is absolutely pure, and lacks an Oedipal motive. (35 words)

Goneril's suspicions about Regan's motives are confirmed and returned, as Regan rightly guesses the meaning of her letter and declares to Oswald that she is a more appropriate match for Edmund. (33 words)

Goneril sends Edmund back to Regan; receiving news of Cornwall's death, she fears her newly widowed sister may steal Edmund and sends him a letter through Oswald. (28 words)

Example sentences (15)

Goneril’s and Regan’s costuming are a really, really good example of this.

Edgar gives Goneril's letter to Albany.

Edmund sends Lear and Cordelia off with secret-joint orders from him (representing Regan and her forces) and Goneril (representing Albany's) for the execution of Cordelia.

Goneril discovers that she finds Edmund more attractive than her honest husband Albany, whom she regards as cowardly.

Goneril sends Edmund back to Regan; receiving news of Cornwall's death, she fears her newly widowed sister may steal Edmund and sends him a letter through Oswald.

Goneril's suspicions about Regan's motives are confirmed and returned, as Regan rightly guesses the meaning of her letter and declares to Oswald that she is a more appropriate match for Edmund.

In his anger he disinherits Cordelia and divides her share between Regan and Goneril.

In Oswald's pocket, Edgar finds Goneril's letter, in which she encourages Edmund to kill her husband and take her as his wife.

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Lear announces he will live alternately with Goneril and Regan, and their husbands.

Lear discovers that now that Goneril has power, she no longer respects him.

Offstage, Goneril, with all her evil plans thwarted, commits suicide.

Regan falls ill, having been poisoned by Goneril, and is escorted offstage, where she dies.

Regan, Goneril, Albany, and Edmund meet with their forces.

Shakespeare Through the Ages: King Lear, p. 317. "As Hazlitt pointed out," writes Bloom, "Edmund does not share in the hypocrisy of Goneril and Regan: his Machiavellianism is absolutely pure, and lacks an Oedipal motive.

When Lear arrives, he objects to the mistreatment of his messenger, but Regan is as dismissive of her father as Goneril was.

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Common combinations with goneril

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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