Question

Description acceptable. One of this group of characters claims “our court” has become “more like a tavern or a brothel,” while pushing a man to visit another of these people. One of these people tells another, “Tis his own blame… and must needs taste his folly,” leading to the command “shut up your doors.” Two of these people cut down a retinue from 100 to 50 knights, before the third leads a (*) French army against them. One of these people poisons (10[1])another (10[1])after they both lust (10[1])for the illegitimate son Edmund. The youngest of these people is compared to a “serpent’s tooth” after she is disowned for failing to flatter her father. For 10 points, Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia are what people whose father divides the kingdom of Britain between them at the beginning of a Shakespeare tragedy? ■END■

ANSWER: King Lear’s daughters [accept anything describing King Lear’s children or King Lear’s family; accept synonyms for children like offspring or descendants; accept Cordelia, Goneril, and Regan before mention, prompt on partial answers if giving names]
<Lalit Maharjan, Literature - British - Drama&gt; ~25444~ &lt;Editor: Jaimie Carlson>
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Aiden DombroskyHoover BMaggie Walker B8010
Alvin GuoWinston Churchill ARockford Auburn A8110
Sam KonkelJohns Creek AMira Loma8510

Summary

2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y3100%0%0%82.00